The Moste District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Moste), or simply Moste, 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, subdivision ...
() 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 ...
. It encompasses the east-central 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, and ...
. 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
Gruber Canal in the western part, but mostly by the
Ljubljanica River, 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 bu ...
,
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 are located in Moste. The district is traversed by the
Path of Remembrance and Comradeship and by the
Ljubljana Eastern Bypass. 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
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Moste District on GeopediaMoste District homepage
Districts of Ljubljana
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