Bobovek
# Bobovek

Bobovek (pronounced or) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Geography

West of the settlement, two former clay pits have formed small lakes with a unique biotope, which is now a protected nature reserve. Mammoth remains, as well as fossilized remains of shoals of common dace, have been discovered in the clay layers.

## Name

Bobovek was attested in written sources as Wobovik in 1399 and Bobwnig in 1417, among other spellings.

## Gallery

* Northern lake (Krokodilnica)
