The Šiška District (; ), or simply Šiška (), is the most populous
district
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() of the
City Municipality of Ljubljana
The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana (), also the City of Ljubljana (, acronym MOL) is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Ljubljana, the largest and capital city of Slovenia. , its mayor is Zoran Janković ...
, the capital of
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 is named after the former villages of
Spodnja Šiška
Spodnja Šiška (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest part of the capital L ...
and
Zgornja Šiška.
Geography
The Šiška District is bounded on the west
A2 Freeway, on the north by the H3 Expressway, on the east by the railroad to Kamnik, and on the south by the railroad to Sežana, a line across Rožnik Hill, and Youth Street (''Mladinska ulica''). The district includes the former villages of
Koseze, Spodnja Šiška, and Zgornja Šiška.
Cultural heritage
Several cultural monuments are located in Šiška, among them
St. Bartholomew's Church, built in the 13th century and remodeled between 1933 and 1936 by the Slovene architect
Jože Plečnik. Jože Plečnik also designed
St. Francis's Church in Šiška.
Koseze Pond, part of the
Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship, and part of
Tivoli Park are located in the Šiška District.
References
External links
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Šiška District on GeopediaŠiška District homepage
Districts of Ljubljana
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