The Municipality of Domžale (, )
[ ] is a municipality in the
Ljubljana Basin in
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 ...
. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Domžale.
Geography
The municipality lies near the foothills of the
Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the
Kamnik Bistrica River, which originates in these mountains. Its landscape is characterized by forested hills and agricultural plains.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Domžale, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Bišče
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Brdo
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Brezje pri Dobu
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Brezovica pri Dobu
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Češenik
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Depala Vas
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Dob
DOB or Dob often refers to date of birth.
DOB or Dob may also refer to:
Biochemistry
* 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine, Bromo-DMA, a psychedelic drug
** Meta-DOB, related substance
** Methyl-DOB, related substance
* HLA-DOB, human gene
Organiz ...
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Dobovlje
Dobovlje (; sometimes ''Dobovje'') is a small settlement in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia
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Dolenje
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Dragomelj
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Goričica pri Ihanu
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Gorjuša
Gorjuša () is a small village in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Krumperk Castle stands just south of the settlement.
References
External links
*Gorjuša on Geopedia
Populated places in the Mun ...
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Homec
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Hudo
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Ihan
Ihan (; )''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18. is a settlement in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. ...
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Jasen
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Kokošnje
Kokošnje () is a settlement of around 30 houses east of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hun ...
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Količevo
Količevo () is a settlement on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River north of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urbanization has meant that Količevo is rapidly becoming a suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) i ...
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Kolovec
Kolovec (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 23.) is a settlement northeast of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Hist ...
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Krtina
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Laze pri Domžalah
Laze pri Domžalah (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18.) is a small settlement east of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slo ...
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Mala Loka
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Nožice
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Podrečje
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Prelog
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Preserje pri Radomljah
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Pšata
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Rača
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Račni Vrh
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Radomlje
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Rodica
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Rova
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Selo pri Ihanu
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Šentpavel pri Domžalah
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Škocjan
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Škrjančevo
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Spodnje Jarše
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Srednje Jarše
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Studenec pri Krtini
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Sveta Trojica
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Turnše
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Vir
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Vír, a municipality and village ...
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Zaboršt
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Zagorica pri Rovah
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Zalog pod Sveto Trojico
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Žeje
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Želodnik
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Zgornje Jarše
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Žiče
History
The remains of an
ice-age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...
hunter's dwelling found at Hag's Cave () in
Gorjuša
Gorjuša () is a small village in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Krumperk Castle stands just south of the settlement.
References
External links
*Gorjuša on Geopedia
Populated places in the Mun ...
date to 15,000
BP. There is archaeological evidence of a pre-Roman
Illyrian and
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foot ...
settlement. Roman finds date to the time of the
road
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Th ...
connecting
Aquileia
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,
Æmona (today
Ljubljana
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, and
Celeia (today Celje). The area was first mentioned in documents dating to the 12th century. A local nobleman and owner of Krumperk Castle,
Adam Ravbar, was a victor in the
Battle of Sisak
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in 1593, in which the
Ottoman army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
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was defeated. Economic development accelerated in the 19th century with the industrialization of the local craft of plaiting straw.
References
Further reading
* Bernik, Franc. ''Zgodovina fare Domžale'', 2 vols. Kamnik, 1923; Groblje, 1939.
* Klobčar, Marjana. ''Občina Domžale'' (''Etnološka topografija slovenskega etničnega ozemlja - 20. stoletje''). Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete, 1989.
External links
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Municipality of Domžale on GeopediaOfficial page of the municipality
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Domzale
1994 establishments in Slovenia