Tuji Grm (; in older sources also ''Ptuj Grm'',
german: Tuigerm
) is a
dispersed settlement in the hills south of 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 ...
east of the capital
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 ...
in central
Slovenia
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. It belongs to the
City Municipality of Ljubljana. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
History
A prehistoric fortress stood west of the village on Mance Peak ( sl, Mancin vrh, 747 m). This may have also been the site of Turner Castle (), no trace of which remains today. During the Second World War there was an engagement between the
Partisans and German forces at Tuji Grm on 22 May 1942. On 27 October 1944 German forces burned the village.
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 368.]
References
External links
Tuji Grm on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Ljubljana
Sostro District
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