Ježica

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Ježica
Ježica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′41.81″N 14°31′11.97″E / 46.0949472°N 14.5199917°E / 46.0949472; 14.5199917Coordinates: 46°5′41.81″N 14°31′11.97″E / 46.0949472°N 14.5199917°E / 46.0949472; 14.5199917
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ljubljana
Elevation[1] 303 m (994 ft)

Ježica (pronounced [ˈjeːʒitsa]; German: Jeschza[2][3]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.[1] It was part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Geography

Ježica is a clustered settlement in an open, sunny area along the Sava River, originally consisting of a core of farms on the high terrace above the Sava. The soil is sandy and there are fields to the west.[1]

Name

Ježica was attested in written sources in 1356 as Gezziczsch (and as Yessicz in 1425 and Jesicz in 1464). The name is a diminutive derived from the Slovene common noun ježa 'small grassy slope between two flat areas in a valley', referring to the local geography (cf. Ježa).[5] In the 19th century the German name was Jeschza.[3]

History

The Roman road from Emona to Celeia passed through Ježica, and a Roman settlement is believed to have stood at the site.[6]:349 In 1880 a Roman grave was discovered near the church. Ježica was an important site because it controlled access to the bridge across the Sava; a large building known as Grad (literally, 'castle') was a former toll house for the bridge.[1] The building was owned by the Tavčar family before the Second World War.[6]:349 A school was built in Ježica in 1869, and regular schooling started in 1871.[1] In 1961, Ježica annexed the former village of Mala Vas na Posavju.[7] Ježica itself was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1974, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[7]

Church

The church in Ježica is dedicated to Saint Cantianius and was built on the site of a medieval predecessor mentioned in written records in 1526. The new church was built from 1792 to 1802, and an east addition was built in 1938 based on plans by the architect Vinko Glanz (1902–1977). The painting of the Holy Cross is an 1802 work by Andreas Herrlein (1739–1837), the Stations of the Cross are the work of Leopold Layer (1752–1828), the pulpit painting by Mirko Šubic (1900–1976), and the mosaic by Stane Kregar (1905–1973). The main altar was designed by the architect Ciril Zazula (1924–1995) and the side altars by Janko Omahen (1898–1980).[1] Ježica was originally part of the proto-parish of Saint Peter in Ljubljana.[6]:349 It became a quasi-parish in 1787 and was elevated to a parish in 1850. There is an old wayside shrine below the church.[1]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ježica include:

  • Jurij Japelj (1744–1807), first parish priest, translator, and philologist[1]
  • Franc Levec (1846–1916), literary historian, linguist, editor of the journal Ljubljanski zvon[1]
  • Alojzij Merhar (a.k.a. Silvin Sardenko) (1876–1942), poet, writer, playwright, and editor[6]:349
  • Jožef Prešern (1752–1835), parish priest and uncle of the poet France Prešeren[1]
  • Janez Pucelj (a.k.a. Ivan Pucelj)[6]:220 (1890–1964), poet and translator[1]
  • Matija Sitar (1860–1903), art historian[1]
  • France Škerl (1909–1985), historian[1]
  • Feliks Skerlep (1904–1980), horticulturalist[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 350–351.
  2. ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108.
  4. ↑ Ljubljana municipal site
  5. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 179.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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