Kozarje (; in older sources also ''Kozarji''
) is a formerly independent settlement in the western part of the capital
Ljubljana in central
Slovenia.
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. It includes the hamlet of Žeje.
Geography
Kozarje is a
clustered settlement A nucleated village, or clustered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement pattern. It is one of the terms used by geographers and landscape historians to classify settlements. It is most accurate with regard to planned settlements: its co ...
west of
Vič
Vič (; german: Waitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.) is a former village in the western part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slo ...
along the road from Ljubljana to
Polhov Gradec. Most of the houses are on the south side of the
Mali Graben. The
Gradaščica River flows north of the settlement, where it is joined by Horjulščica Creek (a.k.a. Horjulka Creek). At Kozarje most of the stream of the Gradaščica is split off into the
Mali Graben and the rest continues as the Gradaščica (also known as the ''Mestna Gradaščica'' 'Town Gradaščica'). South of the settlement is Kozarje Field ( sl, Kozarško polje).
The old village core is now bounded on the south by the freeway from Ljubljana to
Vrhnika.
[Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage](_blank)
reference number ešd 18695
Name
Kozarje was attested in written sources in 1322 as ''Coͤser'' (and as ''Kosar'' in 1414, ''Gosar'', ''Gasyer'', and ''Gasier'' in 1421, ''Kassar'' in 1431, and ''Goser'' in 1496), among other spellings.
The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''kozar'' 'goatherd', originally the masculine plural ''*Kozarji'', the accusative of which, ''Kozarje'', was later reanalyzed as a feminine nominative plural.
History
The Kanc brick works ( sl, Kančeva opekarna) stood in Kozarje Field south of Kozarje before the First World War.
Kozarje was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
Cultural heritage
Two cultural heritage units are registered in Kozarje:
*The old village center consists of single-story houses and large outbuildings, mostly set up with courtyards. The layout of the structures and the older buildings date from the end of the 19th century.
*The farm at Špan Lane ( sl, Španova pot) no. 8. has a single-story house with a partial cellar and a half-hip roof. The door casing is engraved with the year ''1860'' and the initials ''IK''. A barn with two doors and a linden tree stand next to the house. The layout of the structures, vaulting, and many architectural elements are preserved. The farm stands in the middle of the former village.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 29731
*A monument dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Kozarje (1322–2022) stands in the northern part of the village
File:Kozarje Slovenia - farm.JPG, Farm at Špan Lane no. 8
File:Kozarje Slovenia - farm door.JPG, Door casing, detail
File:Kozarje 700th anniv.jpg, alt=With a slight delay an (AR) monument is placed, reminding us that the settlement has existed for at least 700 years (1322-2022), Kozarje monument
Notable people
Notable people from Kozarje include:
*Marjan Dovjak Marjan may refer to: Places
* Marjan, Croatia, Croatia, a hill on the peninsula of the city of Split
* Marjan, Albania, a village in the Gorë municipality, Korçë District, Albania
* Marjan, Alborz, a village in Iran
* Marjan, Fars, a village i ...
(1928–1971), painter
References
External links
Kozarje on Geopedia
{{Ljubljana
Localities of the Rožnik District
Localities of the Vič District
Former settlements in Slovenia