Tomačevo (, ) is a formerly independent settlement in the northeast part of the capital

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in central

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Tomačevo lies along the road from Hrastje to Stožice. It is a village on a

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above the

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.''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 349, 375. The soil is sandy, and fields are located to the south and west. The gravelly bank of the Sava north of the village was a popular swimming area in the past.

Name

Tomačevo was attested in written sources in 1430 as ''Tomatsch'' (and as ''Tůmelsdorff'' in 1438, and ''Tümelsdorff'' in 1455). The name is a shortened form of ''*Tomačevo selo'' (literally, 'Tomač's village' or 'Tomac's village'), referring to some person associated with the place. The name is probably derived from a personal name such as ''*Tomislavъ'', but may also be influenced by or connected with the saint's name ''Thomas''.

History

The Slovene linguist

Matija Čop Matija Čop (; 26 January 1797 – 6 July 1835), also known in German as Matthias Tschop, was a Slovene linguist, polyglot, literary historian and critic. Biography Čop was born in the small northern Carniolan town of Žirovnica, in what ...

drowned in the Sava River at Tomačevo on 6 July 1835. The southern part of the village (including 18 houses with 256 people) was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1935. The remainder of Tomačevo was annexed by Ljubljana in 1974, ending its existence as an independent settlement.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

Church

The church in Tomačevo is dedicated to Saint Margaret. It was mentioned in written sources in 1526, and was rededicated by Bishop

Thomas Chrön Thomas Chrön (; November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.Rajhman, Jože, & Emilijan Cevc. 1990. Tomaž Hren. ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 4, pp. 50–5 ...

in 1604 after it had been desecrated by the

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. The current building at the site is late Baroque in style. The main altar was created in 1837 by Matej Tomc, and the painting of Saint Margaret is an 1874 work by Miroslav Tomc. The side altar has a painting of Saint Florian and Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tomačevo include: *

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(a.k.a. Nande, 1913–1943),

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and People's Hero * Franc Schumi (1848–1916), local historian * Martin Semrajc (1825–1849), poet

References

External links

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Tomačevo on Geopedia
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