Gradišče () is a settlement in the hills south of

Pijava Gorica Pijava Gorica (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the marshland south of the capital Ljubljana. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included ...

in the

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in central

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. The municipality is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gradišče'' to ''Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico'' in 1953 and then again back to ''Gradišče'' in January 2008. At the same time a street system was introduced, with most streets now bearing

Roman numerals Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, eac ...

. Before this all properties had numbers for the village with no individual street names.

History

As its name suggests (in means 'fortified hillfort'), archaeological excavations have revealed the site of a large prehistoric

Late Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

and

Early Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progr ...

settlement with associated earthworks and a

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Church

The local

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is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the

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Želimlje Želimlje (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Geography Želimlje include ...

. It was originally a 12th-century Romanesque building that was restyled in the

Baroque style The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (i ...

in the 17th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2720

References

External links

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Gradišče on GeopediaGradišče (unofficial) weather station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gradisce Populated places in the Municipality of Škofljica