Podgorica pri Črnučah

Podgorica pri Črnučah (pronounced [ˈpoːdɡɔɾitsa pɾi tʃəɾˈnuːtʃax]; German: Podgoritz[2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.[1] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Podgorica pri Črnučah
Podgorica pri Črnučah is located in Slovenia
Podgorica pri Črnučah
Podgorica pri Črnučah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′47.11″N 14°35′6.47″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLjubljana
Elevation
[1]
286 m (938 ft)

Geography

Podgorica pri Črnučah is a sprawling settlement with a clustered core along the old road from Šentjakob ob Savi to Domžale nestled against the southeast slope of Podgorica Hill (Slovene: Podgoriški hrib, also Podgarški hrib, 375 m), which further transitions to Soteska Hill (Slovene: Soteški hrib, 406 m).[1][4] Fields lie northeast and southeast of the village, and the soil is sandy and fertile.[1]

Name

Podgorica pri Črnučah literally means 'Podgorica near Črnuče'; the name Podgorica is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, composed of pod 'under' + gorica 'hill'. Like similar names (e.g., Podgorje), this describes the physical location of the settlement.[5] In the local dialect, the settlement is known as Podgarca.[1] Podgorica was renamed Podgorica pri Črnučah in 1953 to distinguish it from other settlements with the same name.[6] The settlement was known as Podgoritz in German in the past.[2]

History

Podgorica pri Črnučah was mentioned in written sources in 1300.[1][4] During the Second World War, seven people burned to death on August 9, 1944, when German forces attacked a house containing a Partisan checkpoint. A nuclear reactor operated by the Jožef Stefan Institute was built east of the village in 1965.[1] Podgorica pri Črnučah was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1984, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6]

References
  1. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 352.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.
  3. Ljubljana municipal site
  4. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 343.
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 179.
  6. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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