Fala Hydro Power Plant, Hydroelectric power station in Ruše Municipality, Slovenia

Fala Hydro Power Plant stretches across the Drava River at Selnica ob Dravi. On the left bank, a low block with green equipment stands on a concrete base, followed by square concrete pillars carrying a flat deck. A long, light-coloured building with rows of rectangular windows and a red roof adjoins it, and a taller building with a steep red roof and gabled sections stands to the right.

Construction began in 1913 and the plant started operations in 1918 as one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the eastern Alps. The project marked an important milestone in bringing electricity to the region.

The old machine hall of the first seven generating sets was converted into a museum, opened ceremonially in 1998 on the plant's 80th anniversary; it now forms part of Slovenia's technical heritage. The plant also kept a raft lock in the right bank wall, with two chambers 35 m long and 7 m wide, through which up to twenty timber rafts a day passed from spring to early autumn.

The site can be viewed from outside and provides views of the industrial structure along the river. Access from nearby roads is straightforward, and the walking paths are easy to navigate.

In the right bank wall, a two-chamber raft lock measuring 35 by 7 metres per chamber let timber rafts of 90 to 100 cubic metres pass; each passage took 20 minutes, and a winch hauled the rafts in. Up to twenty rafts a day descended the Drava from spring to early autumn before the railway took over the trade.