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Šentvid District
The Šentvid District (; ), or simply Šentvid, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Šentvid. Geography The Šentvid District is bounded on the west by a line running through the Polhov Gradec Hills, on the north by the Sava River, on the east by a line through farmland east of the A2 Freeway, and on the south by Stegne Street, Jože Jama Street (Ulica Jožeta Jama), Pečnik Street (Pečnikova ulica), Trata Street (''Na Trati''), Zapuže Street (''Zapuška Cesta''), and Kamna Gorica Street (''Kamnogoriška cesta''). The district includes the former settlements of Brod, Podgora, Poljane, Pržan, Šentvid, Trata, and Vižmarje Vižmarje (, ''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 20.''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.) is a form .... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ljubljana
The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana (), also the City of Ljubljana (, acronym MOL) is one of twelve Municipalities of Slovenia, city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Ljubljana, the largest and capital city of Slovenia. , its mayor is Zoran Janković (politician), Zoran Janković. Administrative division The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana comprises 17 districts (Slovene singular: ): the Bežigrad District, Center District, Ljubljana, Center District, Črnuče District, Dravlje District, Golovec District, Jarše District, Moste District, Polje District, Posavje District, Ljubljana, Posavje District, Rožnik District, Rudnik District, Sostro District, Šentvid District, Šiška District, Šmarna Gora District, Trnovo District, and Vič District. These are represented by district councils (Slovene singular: or ). Economy The budget of MOL was 346,505,748 euros for 2011. It was shaped by the sale of land lot and the construction of the Stožice Sports Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava
The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reaches Serbia, feeding into the Danube in its capital, Belgrade. The Sava is long, including the Sava Dolinka headwater rising in Zelenci, Slovenia. It is the largest List of tributaries of the Danube, tributary of the Danube by volume of water, and the second-largest after the Tisza in terms of catchment area () and length. It drains a significant portion of the Dinaric Alps region, through the major tributaries of Drina, Bosna (river), Bosna, Kupa, Una (Sava), Una, Vrbas (river), Vrbas, Lonja, Kolubara, Bosut (river), Bosut and Krka (Sava), Krka. The Sava is one of the longest rivers in Europe and among the longest tributaries of another river. The population in the Sava River basin is estimated at 8,176,000, and is shared by three capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vižmarje
Vižmarje (, ''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 20.''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and belongs to the Šentvid District. Vižmarje is known for the fact that on 17 May 1869, the largest all-Slovene Tabori Movement, mass rally was organised there on Whit Monday, and around 30,000 participants from the nearby and distant Slovene lands of Austria-Hungary demanded a United Slovenia, Slovene language, Slovene as the official language, Slovene schools, and a faculty. The Vižmarje rally was the only one organised by the Slovene polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trata, Ljubljana
Trata () is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana. It belongs to the Šentvid District of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Geography The older part of Trata stands at the edge of the plain immediately south of Šentvid, extending east of the railroad to Jesenice,Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 386. and the newer part stands near Klagenfurt Street (''Celovška cesta''). There are meadows near the houses further from the main road, and fields to the east where the soil is sandy. Name Trata was attested in historical sources as ''Tratten'' in 1414 and ''Traten'' in 1428. The name ''Trata'' occurs several times in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun ''trata'' 'small treeless meadow', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pržan
Pržan (, sometimes ''Pržanj'',Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 386. in older sources also ''Peržanj''''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112. or ''Peržan'';''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 19. ) is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana. It belongs to the Šentvid District of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Geography Pržan lies at the southeast foot of Gradišče Hill (441 m) along the road from Šentvid to Dobrova. Pržanec Creek runs through the village through the Zaletel Ravine (''Zaletelov graben'') and past Koseze, eventually emptying into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podgora, Ljubljana
Podgora () is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana. It belongs to the Šentvid District of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Geography Podgora lies south of Šentvid, Ljubljana, Šentvid, between Klagenfurt Street (''Celovška cesta'') and Gradišče Hill (441 m) along the old road to Pržan.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 385–386. A creek rises from a spring above the village and follows a ditch along the main road, where much residential housing was built after the Second World War. Name Podgora was attested in historical sources as ''vnder dem perg ... in sand Veits pharr'' in 1414, ''zum Perg'', in 1453 and ''vntterm Perg'' in 1496, among other spellings. The name ''Podgora'' is a fused preposition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A2 Motorway (Slovenia)
The A2 motorway () is a motorway in Slovenia, around 180 km long, connecting the Karawanks Tunnel (motorway), Karawanks Tunnel (at the Austrian border) via the capital city Ljubljana to Obrežje (at the Croatian border, near Zagreb). It connects several major Slovene cities, including Kranj, Ljubljana, and Novo Mesto, and is part of Pan-European corridors, Pan-European Corridor X. The route of the motorway largely follows the path of the Brotherhood and Unity Highway, which was a two-lane non-divided road constructed as the main traffic artery within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. With the construction of the divided motorway, most of the previous road was demolished. A notable exception can be seen on the southern A2 segment between Grosuplje and Višnja Gora, where the previous road was grandfathered into the motorway system; it lacks a hard shoulder and has sharp turns and an exit ramp with a 10% Grade (slope), grade. The northern segment between V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia () features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centred in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the centre; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The Slovenian flag's colours are considered to be Pan-Slavism, pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Holy Roman duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colours (red, blue, yellow), crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor, Slovene tricolour was raised for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Slovenia)
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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a loan word from French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district ( Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
