
Kraj: Ljubljana, država: Slovenia |
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Opis mesta: Ljubljana is the capital and with 278 638 inhabitants (2007), the largest city of Slovenia. <br><br> The city is the political, economic and cultural center of Slovenia. Ljubljana is the seat of the same Roman Catholic archdiocese since 1919 and university town. <br><br> Name of the city In Germany and Switzerland has largely Ljubljana, the Slovenian name prevailed, while predominantly in Austria, the name Laibach is used. <br><br> For the origin of the Slovenian name of the city there are at least two possible explanations for the one he comes from ljubljena, after another of the Latin names of rivers aluviana. Geography Ljubljana is located at 298 m above sea level. A. on the edge of the Ljubljana basin at the Ljubljanica (Ljubljana), which opens even in the urban area into the Sava. South'm already on the karst to the north allowed the basin clear view of the Karawanken and Steiner Alps. <br><br> Southwest, does the level of the partially drained Ljubljana Moores (Ljubljansko Barje) on. <br><br> The old town is situated on a loop of the Ljubljanica around the castle hill. To facilitate the shipping time since 1750 this sling is cut off by the channel Gruber (Gruberjev Prekop). |
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