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Rožnik () is a hill in the

Rožnik District The Rožnik District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Rožnik), or simply Rožnik, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after Rožnik Hill. Geography The Rožnik District is bounded on the southeas ...

and

Šiška District The Šiška District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Šiška), or simply Šiška (), is the most populous district (Slovenia), district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former villages of Spodnja � ...

northwest of the

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 ...

city center. Together with

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 Vi� ...

, it forms Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park. Extending from Tivoli Park, it is a popular hiking, running, and excursion destination for residents of Ljubljana.

Name

Roznik Hill Ljubljana - 1836 inscription

Rožnik Hill was attested in written sources in 1326 as ''Rosenberch''. The Slovene name is a translation from the German name ''Rosenberg'', originally a compound of

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''rôse'' 'rose' and ''berc'' 'mountain, hill'. In modern German the hill was known as ''Rosenbach''.''Jugoslawien und Griechenland: mit europäischer Türkei.'' 1966. Stuttgart: Baedekers Autoführer-Verlag, p. 303.

Geography

The hill has two peaks, called Šiška Hill ( sl, Šišenski hrib, 429 m) and Cankar Peak ( sl, Cankarjev vrh, 394 m). Cankar Peak was formerly known as ''Zgornji Rožnik'' ('upper Rožnik', german: Oberrosenbach),''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 115. in contrast to ''Spodnji Rožnik''Kolar, Ivan. 1958c. Literarni sprehod po Ljubljani: od nekdanje Emone na Rožnik. ''Jezik in slovstvo'' 4(2): 41–48, pp. 45–46. ('lower Roznik'; also known as ''Podrožnik'', german: Unterrosenbach) at the base of the hill, where the Čad Inn is located. On Cankar Peak stands

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and an inn where the writer

Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar (, ) (10 May 1876 – 11 December 1918) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slo ...

lived between 1910 and 1917. Below it, on the southern slope of the hill, is the

Ljubljana Zoo Ljubljana Zoo ( sl, Živalski vrt Ljubljana) is a zoo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It serves as the national zoo of Slovenia and is open year-round. The zoo has 119 species and (not counting insects) a total of 500 animals. History Ljubljana Zoo was ...

Events

*May 1: on

May Day May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. T ...

, a bonfire is lit on Cankar Peak and a festival is held in the nearby meadow. *June 21: a

summer solstice The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...

ceremony takes place with a bonfire on Cankar Peak to celebrate the winners of the

Kresnik Award Kresnik is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best novel in Slovene of the previous year. It has been bestowed since 1991 at summer solstice by the national newspaper house Delo. The awards ceremony is normally held on Rožni ...

, named after the Slavic pagan deity Kresnik, invoking Slavic pagan ceremonies from before

Christianization Christianization ( or Christianisation) is to make Christian; to imbue with Christian principles; to become Christian. It can apply to the conversion of an individual, a practice, a place or a whole society. It began in the Roman Empire, conti ...

. *December 26: horses are blessed on

St. Stephen's Day Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity and 27 December in Eastern Chr ...

in front of

References

External links

* Hills of Slovenia Geography of Ljubljana Rožnik District {{Slovenia-geo-stub