Podborst (, ) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital
Ljubljana
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in central
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 part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
Geography
Podboršt lies below the south slope of Kob Hill () along the former main road from Ljubljana to
Domžale
Domžale (; )''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Domžale in Slovenia. The town lies ne ...
.
Name
The name ''Podboršt'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from ''pod'' 'below' + ''boršt'' 'woods', referring to the wooded slope of Kob Hill, which rises above the former village. The common noun ''boršt'' is a borrowing from
Middle High German
Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...
''for(e)st'' 'woods, forest', and is found in other Slovene toponyms such as ''
Boršt''.
History
After the Second World War, extensive new housing was built in Podboršt.
The village was annexed by
Črnuče
Črnuče (; ) is a former town in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Sava River. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in ...
in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement. Črnuče itself was annexed by Ljubljana in 1980.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
References
External links
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Podboršt on Geopedia
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Localities of Ljubljana
Črnuče District