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A school was established in Zalog in 1910. In the spring of 1920 there was a major railroad workers' strike in Zalog; on 24 April that year the striking workers advanced on Ljubljana and were shot at by the police. [1] Zalog was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement. [6]
Being the first building to surpass the Baroque silhouette of city's bell towers, [12] some residents of Ljubljana feared it would spoil the skyline, and labelled the building a "freak". The building is located on the site of a medieval monastery , and while preparing its foundation, contractors came across a 13th-century well .
The Ljubljanica has become a popular site for archaeologists and treasure hunters to dive for lost relics and artifacts. Locations in the river between Ljubljana and Vrhnika have offered up pieces of history from the Stone Age to the Renaissance, belonging to a variety of groups, from local ancient cultures to more well-known groups like the Romans and the Celts. [5]
The church was completed in 1939 and consecrated in 1940 by Ljubljana's bishop Gregorij Rožman. [6] The sanctuary has an unusual orientation:the altar is placed on the longer side of the nave, thereby reducing the distance between the priest and the church-goers. This is the approach that Plečnik also took at the Church of St. Francis in
The Ljubljana Central Market (Slovene: Osrednja ljubljanska tržnica) is a market in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The riverside market building, sometimes referred to as Plečnik's Market ( Slovene : Plečnikova tržnica ), was designed by Jože Plečnik between 1931 and 1939. [ 1 ]
The Dragon Bridge (Slovene: Zmajski most, historically also Zmajev most) [1] is a road bridge located in Ljubljana, [2] the capital of Slovenia. It crosses the Ljubljanica River. [3] [4] between Kopitar Street (Kopitarjeva ulica) and Ressel Street (Resljeva cesta), [5] to the north of the Ljubljana Central Market at Vodnik Square. [6]
The Triple Bridge (Slovene: Tromostovje, in older sources also Tromostje [1] [2]) comprises three bridges spanning the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It connects the historical medieval town on the southeastern bank with the central Prešeren Square on the northwestern bank. Dating back to the 13th century, it stands ...
Ljubljana is located some 320 km (200 mi) south of Munich, 477 km (296 mi) east of Zürich, 250 km (160 mi) east of Venice, 350 km (220 mi) southwest of Vienna, 124 km (77 mi) west of Zagreb and 400 km (250 mi) southwest of Budapest. [82] Ljubljana has grown considerably since the 1970s, mainly by merging with nearby settlements. [83]