Zgornja Besnica, Ljubljana

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Zgornja Besnica
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Zgornja Besnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′59.95″N14°41′18.24″E / 46.0333194°N 14.6884000°E / 46.0333194; 14.6884000 Coordinates: 46°1′59.95″N14°41′18.24″E / 46.0333194°N 14.6884000°E / 46.0333194; 14.6884000
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ljubljana
Area
 • Total 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation 399.9 m (1,312.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 108
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Zgornja Besnica (pronounced  [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈbeːsnitsa] ) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of the capital Ljubljana and belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. Traditionally it was part of the Lower Carniola region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [2]

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Geography

Aslivka Creek rises west of the village, below Javor, and then flows east to join Besnica Creek in Zgornja Besnica.

Aslivka is a left tributary of Besnica Creek, which flows through the Besnica Valley east of Ljubljana and joins the Ljubljanica at Podgrad as its last right tributary just before it joins the Sava River.

Javor, Ljubljana Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Javor is a settlement in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of the capital Ljubljana and belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. 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. In addition to the main settlement, it also includes the hamlets of Brezovar, Lanišče, Roje, Žagarski Vrh, Zavrharji, and Sevšek.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Ljubljana Municipality site


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