Lavrica (, in older sources also ''Laverca'') is a settlement in central

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. It lies southeast of the capital

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in the

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Geography

The

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from Ljubljana to

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runs through the settlement. The municipality is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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. It includes the hamlets of Daljna Vas ( sl, Daljna vas),

Babna Gorica Babna Gorica (, in older sources ''Babina Gorica'', german: Babnagoritza) is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the southwest part of Lavrica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the m ...

(in older sources also ''Babina Gorica''), Srednja Vas (),Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 417. and Sela pri Rudniku (german: Sela bei Rudnik).

Name

Based on medieval sources, the name ''Lavrica'' is a

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of *''Lavričeva vas'' (literally, 'village belonging to Lavro/Laver'), thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place.

History

Archaeological finds in Lavrica attest to early settlement of the site. Bronze items from pile-dwellers include a pin and a beaver trap. The Roman road from

Emona Emona (early gkm, Ἤμονα) or Aemona (short for ) was a Roman castrum, located in the area where the navigable Ljubljanica river came closest to Castle Hill,

to Neviodunum ran through the settlement along the same main route used today. A school was established in Lavrica in 1926. The building was burned by the Partisans in March 1944, destroying the archives and library.Petrič, Iztok, & Nataša Kovačič. Čemšeniška grajska pot: Lavrica – šola in gasilski dom.
/ref> It was rebuilt in 1947. Lavrica was formerly a hamlet of Daljna Vas. It became an independent settlement in 1961, when the name was applied to a merged settlement consisting of Daljna Vas and parts of Babna Gorica, Srednja Vas,

Škofljica Škofljica (; german: Geweihtenbrunn) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Škofljica. It lies on the eastern edge of the marshlands south of the capital Ljubljana. The entire municipality is part of the trad ...

, and Ljubljana. The territory of the village was expanded in 1983, when it annexed the remainder of Babna Gorica and Srednja Vas as well as Sela pri Rudniku.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lavrica include: * Terezija Jenko (1864–1938), social worker * Josip Lenče (1865–1920), innkeeper, businessman, and politician

References

External links

*
Lavrica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofljica {{Škofljica-geo-stub