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Rožnik (hill)
Rožnik () is a hill in the Rožnik District and Šiška District northwest of the Ljubljana city center. Together with Tivoli City Park, 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 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 ''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 (, 429 m) and Cankar Peak (, 394 m). Cankar Peak was formerly known as ''Zgornji Rožnik'' ('upper Rožnik', ),''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana Zoo
Ljubljana Zoo () is a zoo in Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... 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 established on 10 March 1949 by the city board of Ljubljana. It was at first hosted in the Center District, Ljubljana, Center District and moved to its current location in 1951. In 2008 a complete renovation of the zoo that would be completed by 2016 was announced. In 2009 a new colony of saimiri arrived in their new enclosure. The same year new alpacas and red pandas arrived. In late 2009, construction of a new sealion enclosure began and as of 2013 the zoo hosts three California sea lions. In 2010, both Siberian tig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
