Srednje Gameljne (; german: Mittergamling
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.]) lies north 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 belongs to 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 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 ...
.
Geography
![Gameljscica - Srednje Gameljne Slovenia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Gameljscica_-_Srednje_Gameljne_Slovenia.JPG)
Srednje Gameljne is a
ribbon village
A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic mater ...
along the road from
Šmartno to
Črnuče
Črnuče (; german: Tschernutsch) is a former town in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Sava River. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of ...
along Gameljščica Creek and the southwest slope of Rašica Hill ( sl, Rašiški hrib), where new residential housing was built in the 20th century. The soil is loamy.
Name
The name ''Srednje Gameljne'' means 'middle Gameljne', distinguishing the settlement from
Zgornje Gameljne
Zgornje Gameljne (; german: Obergamling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.) is a settlement north of the capital Ljubljana in centra ...
'upper Gameljne' and
Spodnje Gameljne 'lower Gameljne'. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1260 as ''Gemlein'' (and as ''Gemleyn'' in 1295, ''Gaͤmelein'' in 1338, and ''von Mitteren Gamling'' in 1450). The name developed via dialect pronunciation from the older form ''*Gamljine''—also a plural, probably reflecting the fact that there have been three such settlements since at least the mid-15th century. The name is probably based on a form such as ''*Gamľa (vьsь)'' 'Gamъ's (village)', referring to some early inhabitant of the place.
Church
![Srednje Gameljne Slovenia - church](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Srednje_Gameljne_Slovenia_-_church.JPG)
The local
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
is dedicated to
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro. It dates to the second half of the 18th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2545
References
External links
Srednje Gameljne on Geopedia
Localities of Ljubljana
Šmarna Gora District
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