The Rožnik District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Rožnik), or simply Rožnik, 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
() 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 ...
, 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, an ...
. It is named after
Rožnik Hill.
Geography
The Rožnik District is bounded on the southeast by the railroad from Ljubljana to Sežana; on the southwest by the
A2 Freeway, the
Gradaščica River, and a line across Utik Hill; and on the north by Youth Street (''Mladinska ulica'') and a line across Rožnik Hill. The district consists of much of Rožnik Hill, part of
Tivoli City Park
Tivoli City Park ( sl, Mestni park Tivoli) or simply Tivoli Park () is the largest park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located on the western outskirts of the Center District, stretching to the Šiška District to the north, the V ...
, the
Ljubljana Zoo, the former villages of
Bokalce,
Grič,
Rožna Dolina
Rožna Dolina (; it, Valdirose, german: link=no, Rosenthal) is one of the four suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia (the others being Solkan, Kromberk, and Pristava). It is on the border with Italy. Before 1947, it used to be ...
, and
Vrhovci, and the neighborhood along Podrožnik Lane (''Podrožniška pot'') known as "Partizanska Vas" (literally, 'Partisan village').
["Magnetogramski zapis 9. seje Mestnega sveta Mestne občine Ljubljana," no. 032-243/2007-12. 1 October 2007, p. 13.]
References
External links
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Rožnik District on GeopediaRožnik District homepage
Districts of Ljubljana
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