Official Name: | Študa |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Domžale |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1252°N 14.5993°W |
Elevation M: | 291 |
Študa (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃtuːda/; in older sources also Studa;[1] [2] German: Studa[3]) is a former village that is now part of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]
Študa is a sprawling settlement south of the main core of Domžale. It lies along the lower reaches of Mlinščica Creek, a tributary of the Kamnik Bistrica.[2] [5] The soil in the area is sandy and the fields to the south are intensely cultivated.[2]
Študa was mentioned in historical sources as Stude in a document from 1205 (in which a witness signed himself as Grifo de Stude).[6]
Študa was the very first of the settlements comprising Domžale to be mentioned in historical sources, in 1205.[2] [6] During the Middle Ages, the various farms in Študa were held in feud to a variety of estates (Smlednik, Bogenšperk, Križ, and Bokavce) and parishes (Mengeš and Kamnik).[6] The region was affected by the plague around 1600, as evidenced by the Dimec plague column (Slovenian: Dimčevo znamenje) dating from 1602.[2] [6] The shrine stands west of the village along the road to Dragomelj.[6] The farmers in Študa held common land until 1882, when it was divided.[6] Along with Spodnje Domžale, Stob, and Zgornje Domžale, Študa was amalgamated into Domžale in 1925, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[2] [6] A radio transmitter capable of broadcasting across Slovenia was set up in the meadow west of Študa in 1928.[2]