{"id":51467,"date":"2021-08-13T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T07:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bohinj.si\/things-to-do\/swimming\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:09:05","slug":"swimming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bohinj.si\/en\/things-to-do\/swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Where are the bathing areas on Lake Bohinj and where else can you go swimming in Bohinj. What are the prohibitions on high mountain lakes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lake Bohinj<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The largest natural permanent lake in Slovenia offers many possibilities for water activities. Lake Bohinj has designated bathing areas at Fu\u017einski Bay and Ukanc. Both areas are in the Triglav National Park, so certain rules must be followed to preserve nature. Lake Bohinj is renewed three times a year. The main inflow is the Savica river and the main outflow is the Jezernica river. More than a third of the lake’s water comes from karst springs below the lake’s surface along its northern shore. When it rains heavily, karst waters rise to the surface in the Govic spring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In bathing water areas, ARSO (Slovenian Environment Agency) monitors water quality every 14 days during the bathing season (in Bohinj between 15 June and 31 August). Check the water quality in Bohinj here: quality of bathing waters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At these sites, the microbiological quality of the water is monitored and evaluated according to the requirements of the Bathing Directive and national regulations. Information and warnings are also posted on information boards in the bathing water area.<\/p>\n

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kopalne vode \u2013 spletna stran ARSO<\/a>
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What about our four-legged friends?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dog owners who take their pets on holiday are probably used to all the adjustments that pet ownership requires, and there are rules in Bohinj too. To make them clearer, here are some pointers.<\/p>\n

Bathing of the animals is prohibited in the bathing water area – Ukanc and Fu\u017einarski zaliv (see above). Everywhere else, dogs can be bathed, subject to the Triglav National Park Act, which stipulates that dogs must always be kept on a leash. Bathing in the other lakes of the Triglav National Park is prohibited for both dogs and their owners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We advise against bathing dogs until further notice.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In Bohinj, we want visitors and their pets to enjoy a pleasant and safe summer by the lake. However, following another tragic incident, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking additional measures to protect both dogs and people. <\/p>\n

We are deeply aware of how painful the loss of a pet is. That is why the Municipality of Bohinj is introducing additional measures to clarify the causes as quickly as possible and to prevent similar cases in the future. <\/p>\n

In the areas where algal mats have been detected, warning signs prohibiting swimming for both people and dogs have already been installed. An additional sign will be placed in the Ukanc area. <\/p>\n

The Municipality of Bohinj is working closely with inspectorates, the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection, and other relevant institutions. A forensic autopsy of the latest case will be carried out in order to determine the exact causes of the problem. <\/p>\n

So far, analyses of bathing water quality have shown no irregularities. You can also check the water quality yourself via the link, where results of regular bi-weekly analyses during the bathing season are published: ARSO \u2013 Bathing Water<\/a> <\/p>\n

For the time being, we nevertheless recommend avoiding areas where algal mats have been observed when walking dogs, until the circumstances are clarified. At the same time, we remind visitors that according to the municipal ordinance and the Triglav National Park regulations, dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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