The Moste District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Moste), or simply Moste, is a

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() of the

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. It encompasses the east-central part of

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, the capital of

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. It is named after the former village of Moste.

Geography

The Moste District is bounded on the north by the railroad to Dobova, on the east by the A1 Freeway, on the south by the

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in the western part, but mostly by the

Ljubljanica River The Ljubljanica (), known in the Middle Ages as the ''Sava'', is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on the river. The Ljubljanica rises south of the town of Vrhnika and flow ...

, and on the west by the railroad to Metlika. The district includes the former villages of Moste, Selo, Studenec, and Vodmat. The

Kodeljevo Sports Park Kodeljevo Sports Park ( sl, Športni park Kodeljevo) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ND Slovan. The stadium opened in 1959 and the main stand was built ...

Ljubljana Power Station The Ljubljana Power Station is a coal-fired heat and power station in the Moste District of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Owner-Operator The plant is owned and operated by Energetika Ljubljana. Production of heat and electricity The plan ...

, and

Selo Mansion Selo Mansion ( sl, Dvorec Selo) is a mansion at Zalog Street () west of the intersection with Kajuh Street () in the former village of Selo in the Moste District of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a Late Baroque mansion, currently ow ...

are located in Moste. The district is traversed by the

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and by the

Ljubljana Eastern Bypass The Ljubljana Ring Road ( sl, Ljubljansko vozlišče, ) is a motorway ring road around the city of Ljubljana. The ring road forms the main hub of the Slovenian motorway network and connects to the A1 and A2 motorways. It was built from 1979 till ...

. It is part of the traditional region of

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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

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Moste District on GeopediaMoste District homepage
Districts of Ljubljana {{Ljubljana-geo-stub