Pržan (, sometimes ''Pržanj'',
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 386.] in older sources also ''Peržanj''
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.] or Peržan;
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 19.] german: Preschgain
) is a former settlement in central
Slovenia
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in the northwest part of the capital
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
. It belongs to the
Šentvid District
The Šentvid District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Šentvid), or simply Šentvid, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Šentvid.
Geography
The Šentvid District is ...
of the
City Municipality of Ljubljana
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. It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
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Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Geography
Pržan lies at the southeast foot of Gradišče Hill (441 m) along the road from
Šentvid to
Dobrova.
Pržanec Creek runs through the village through the Zaletel Ravine (''Zaletelov graben'') and past
Koseze, eventually emptying into the
Glinščica River.
Name
The origin of the name ''Pržan'' is uncertain. One theory states that it arose through modern vowel reduction of the prepositional phrase ''pri Žanu'' 'at the Žan farm', referring to a farm that formerly existed in the village; the name ''Žan'' itself is borrowed from the
Friulian name ''Zan'' (or ''Zoan'', ''Zuan''), which developed from the Latin name ''Johannes''. Another theory derives the name from ''*Prežganje'' (through lenition of ''g''), from the verb ''prežgati'' 'to burn', referring to iron smelting, which archaeological evidence indicates was practiced in the village in the 7th to 9th centuries.
History
In the 1900 census Pržan had a population of 64 living in 12 houses,
and in the 1931 census 59 people living in 13 houses.
The Iskra factory was established in Pržan in 1950 and produced gramophone records, electric razors, and other electrical equipment.
Pržan was annexed by Šentvid in 1961, ending its existence as an independent settlement. Pržan later became part of Ljubljana when Šentvid was annexed by Ljubljana in 1974.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
References
External links
Pržan on Geopedia
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Localities of Ljubljana
Šentvid District