Sneberje (; in older sources also ''Snebrje''
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 106.]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northeast part of the capital
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
in central
Slovenia
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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
Sneberje is a
linear settlement
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on an terrace above the
Sava River
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
along the road from
Zalog. The settlement extends east to the edge of
Zgornja Zadobrova
Zgornja Zadobrova (; in older sources also ''Gorenja Zadobrova'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 106–107. german: Obersadobrawa) i ...
and southwest to
Hrastje. The soil is gravely, becoming loamy to the north towards the Sava. Fields lie south of the settlement.
Name
Sneberje was attested in written sources in 1359 as ''Zzomebryach'' and in 1363 as ''Sewemriach''. The etymology of the name is unclear. Proposed reconstructions from ''*sěnoberьje'' and ''*sěnoberъ'' 'gathering hay' have been rejected for historical and linguistic reasons. A hypothetical etymology is derivation from *''(pri) sin’ejemъ vyrьjě'' 'at the blue
pool
Pool may refer to:
Water pool
* Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming
* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky pool ...
', referring to its location near the Sava River.
History
During the Second World War, Slavko Novak was shot by Italian forces on 22 June 1941 at house no. 1 in Sneberje. He is considered the first victim of the Italian forces in Ljubljana, and a plaque on the house commemorates the event. A
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
checkpoint operated at the Kumše house during the war. Sneberje experienced a large increase in construction after the Second World War. North of the settlement, towards the Sava River, there used to be a racetrack for cars. It was abandoned in 1969 and planted over with poplar trees.
Sneberje was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Sneberje include:
*
Mila Kačič (1912–2000), poet, actress, and singer
References
External links
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Sneberje on Geopedia
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