Plužna is a nucleated settlement above the bottom of Bovec basin, it lies on moraine deposits on upper conglomerate terrace, at foothill of Kanin mountain chain. The village is located in municipality Bovec, to it belong lower lying hamlets – Podčela, Podklopca and Pod Turo and separate lonely homesteads. Above the settlement’s core itself is the church of St. Nicholas, some buildings were reorganized into holiday houses by locals.

The village represents the starting point towards the spring of stream Gljun. Karst spring of Virje falls in waterfall into artificial lake, from here pipes are baffled towards hydropower plant of Plužna, which was built in year 1928. Next to the spring periodic resurgence is located, it spews water from Karst cave Srnica. Cave Srnica has two entrances.

Plužna has, due to its sunny position under Kanin mountain chain and a lot of flat terrain, favourable conditions for modest agriculture and development of tourism. The village is detached from the main road.

SHORT HISTORY

Plužna was named already in the land register in year 1257, which means, that the settlement belongs among oldest of the Bovec settlements. By Marušič the village was for the first time mentioned in year 1285, which is eleven years after mentioning of Bovec and at the same time as Srpenica. In this also reflects the meaning of that time position of Pluže, on sunny side and enough spacious land under Kanin mountain chain. In time of WWI the settlement had the same fate as many other settlements on Bovec‘s end. On May 14th 1915 at the church, the residents were informed, that they must leave the village today. Residents took with them only cows, sheep and pigs were the loot of the Italian army. In time of Soška front the village was completely destroyed. Then the Italian army in wider area of the village erected barracks, later also a smaller hospital and military cemetery.

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