Češnjica (; in older sources also ''Češnjice'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 106.][''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.] german: Tscheschenze
) is a settlement in central
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies in the hills east of the capital
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
and belongs to the
Ljubljana Urban Municipality. It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name ''Češnjica'' is shared with several other places in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun ''češnja'' '
wild cherry', thus referring to the local vegetation.
In the local dialect it is known as ''Češnjice''.
In the past the German name was ''Tscheschenze''.
References
External links
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Češnjica on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Ljubljana
Sostro District
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