About the neighborhood
District in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
The Šiška District, or simply Šiška (pronunciation), is the most populous district (mestna četrt) of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former villages of Spodnja Šiška and Zgornja Šiška.
Geography
The Šiška District is bounded on the west A2 Freeway, on the north by the H3 Expressway, on the east by the railroad to Kamnik, and on the south by the railroad to Sežana, a line across Rožnik Hill, and Youth Street (Mladinska ulica). The district includes the former villages of Koseze, Spodnja Šiška, and Zgornja Šiška.
Cultural heritage
Several cultural monuments are located in Šiška, among them St. Bartholomew's Church, built in the 13th century and remodeled between 1933 and 1936 by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik. Jože Plečnik also designed St. Francis's Church in Šiška. Koseze Pond, part of the Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship, and part of Tivoli Park are located in the Šiška District.
References
External links
Media related to Šiška District at Wikimedia Commons
Šiška District on Geopedia
Šiška District homepage (in Slovene)
Parks, ponds, squares, and streetsProtected areasHills and valleys Kucja Valley
Mount Saint Mary
Rožnik
Culture, science, and education Anton Melik Geographical Institute
Archives of the Republic of Slovenia
Historical Archives of Ljubljana
Biennial of Graphic Arts
Botanical Garden
Cankar Centre
Rog factory
International Centre of Graphic Arts
Jakopič Pavilion
Jožef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Kiberpipa
Križanke
Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama
Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet
Ljubljana Opera House
Ljubljana Summer Festival
Metelkova
Museum of Contemporary History
Museum of Modern Art
The Naked Stage
National Gallery
National and University Library
National Museum
Poligon
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Natural History Museum
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Railway Museum
St. Stanislaus Institute
University of Ljubljana
Zoo
SportsHealth-related institutions Medical Centre
Lists of people related to Ljubljana List of people from Ljubljana
List of University of Ljubljana people
Settlements besides the administrative seat Besnica
Brezje pri Lipoglavu
Češnjica
Črna Vas
Dolgo Brdo
Dvor
Gabrje pri Jančah
Janče
Javor
Lipe
Mali Lipoglav
Mali Vrh pri Prežganju
Malo Trebeljevo
Medno
Pance
Podgrad
Podlipoglav
Podmolnik
Prežganje
Rašica
Ravno Brdo
Repče
Sadinja Vas
Selo pri Pancah
Šentpavel
Spodnje Gameljne
Srednje Gameljne
Stanežiče
Toško Čelo
Tuji Grm
Veliki Lipoglav
Veliko Trebeljevo
Vnajnarje
Volavlje
Zagradišče
Zgornja Besnica
Zgornje Gameljne
Former settlements Bizovik
Bokalce
Brod (Črnuče District)
Brod (Šentvid District)
Črnuče
Dobrava pri Črnučah
Dobrunje
Dolnice
Dravlje
Fužine
Glince
Glinica
Gmajna
Grič
Gunclje
Hradeckega Vas
Hrastje
Jarše
Ježa
Ježica
Kamna Gorica
Kleče
Koseze
Kozarje
Laze
Mala Vas
Moste
Nadgorica
Obrije
Podboršt
Podgora
Podgorica pri Črnučah
Podutik
Poljane (Šentvid District)
Polje
Pržan
Rožna Dolina
Rudnik
Savlje
Selo
Šentjakob ob Savi
Šentvid
Slape
Šmartno ob Savi
Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro
Sneberje
Sostro
Soteska
Spodnja Hrušica
Spodnja Šiška
Spodnja Zadobrova
Spodnji Kašelj
Štepanja Vas
Stožice
Studenec
Tacen
Tomačevo
Trata
Vevče
Vič
Vižmarje
Vodmat
Vrhovci
Zadvor
Zalog
Zapuže
Zavoglje
Zgornja Hrušica
Zgornja Šiška
Zgornja Zadobrova
Zgornji Kašelj
History Timeline
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Šiška, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
