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Šiška Hill
Šiška is a place name that may refer to: * Šiška District, a district of the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia * Spodnja Šiška, a former village annexed by the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia * Zgornja Šiška Zgornja Šiška (; german: Oberschischka''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest p ..., a former village annexed by the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia * Misspelling for Šišká, Sami spelling for Sjisjka, Sweden {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šiška District
The Šiška District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Šiška), or simply Šiška (), is the most populous district (Slovenia), district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former villages of Spodnja Šiška and Zgornja Šiška. Geography The Šiška District is bounded on the west A2 motorway (Slovenia), A2 Freeway, on the north by the H3 Expressway, on the east by the railroad to Kamnik, and on the south by the railroad to Sežana, a line across Rožnik Hill, and Youth Street (''Mladinska ulica''). The district includes the former villages of Koseze, Ljubljana, Koseze, Spodnja Šiška, and Zgornja Šiška. Cultural heritage Several cultural monuments are located in Šiška, among them St. Bartholomew's Church (Ljubljana), St. Bartholomew's Church, built in the 13th century and remodeled between 1933 and 1936 by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik. Jože Plečnik also designed St. Francis's Church (Ljubljana), St. Francis's Church in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spodnja Šiška
Spodnja Šiška (; german: Unterschischka''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 343–344. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name ''Spodnja Šiška'' literally means 'lower Šiška', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring Zgornja Šiška (literally, 'upper Šiška'). The name ''Šiška'' was attested in 1308 as ''ze Cheis'' (and as ''Cheysse'' in 1330 and ''pey Keysk'' in 1331). The name is derived from ''*Hiška'', a diminutive of the common noun ''hiša'' 'house'. The phonological change of ''H-'' > ''Š-'' may be due to Uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zgornja Šiška
Zgornja Šiška (; german: Oberschischka''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 343–344. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name ''Zgornja Šiška'' literally means 'upper Šiška', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring Spodnja Šiška (literally, 'lower Šiška'). The name ''Šiška'' was attested in 1308 as ''ze Cheis'' (and as ''Cheysse'' in 1330 and ''pey Keysk'' in 1331). The name is derived from ''*Hiška'', a diminutive of the common noun ''hiša'' 'house'. The phonological change of ''H-'' > ''Š-'' may be due to Upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
