The Črnuče District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Črnuče), or simply Črnuče, is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
() of the
City Municipality of Ljubljana
The City Municipality of Ljubljana (), also the City of Ljubljana ( sl, Mestna občina Ljubljana, acronym MOL) is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Ljubljana, the largest and capital city of Slovenia. , i ...
in the northern part of
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 ...
, the capital of
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 is named after the former town of
Črnuče
Črnuče (; german: Tschernutsch) is a former town in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Sava River. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of ...
.
Geography
The Črnuče District is bounded on the south by the Sava River, on the west by a line east of
Spodnje Gameljne and
Rašica; on the north by a line south of
Trzin
Trzin ( or ; german: link=no, Tersain''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.) is a town in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola regi ...
and
Dragomelj
Dragomelj (; german: Dragomel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24.) is a settlement northeast of Ljubljana in Slovenia. It lies in the M ...
; and on the east by a line just east of the
A1 Freeway. The district includes the former settlements of
Brod, Črnuče,
Dobrava pri Črnučah,
Gmajna,
Ježa,
Nadgorica,
Podgorica pri Črnučah, and
Šentjakob ob Savi
Šentjakob ob Savi ( or ; in older sources also ''Sveti Jakob ob Savi'',''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 343. german: Sankt Jakob''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dr ...
. It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Ljubljana municipal site
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References
External links
Črnuče District homepage
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Districts of Ljubljana