Jarše District Explained

Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Jarše District
Native Name:Četrtna skupnost Jarše
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Ljubljana
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.06
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:13,908
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0677°N 14.5576°W

The Jarše District (Slovenian: Četrtna skupnost Jarše), or simply Jarše (pronounced as /sl/),[2] is a district (Slovenian: mestna četrt) of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Jarše, now part of the Bežigrad District.

Geography

The Jarše District is bounded on the south by the main railroad line; on the west by Šmartno Street (Šmartinska cesta), Sava Street (Savska cesta), Žale Street (Žalska cesta), the west edge of the Žale Cemetery, Jarše Street (Jarška cesta), Cleveland Street (Clevelandska ulica), and a line running between the former villages of Jarše and Obrije; on the north by the Sava River; and on the east by the A1 Freeway. The district includes the former villages of Hrastje, Obrije, Šmartno ob Savi, and Sneberje, as well as the workers' development of Zelena Jama and the Nove Jarše neighborhood. BTC City, the largest business, shopping, recreational, entertainment and cultural centre in Europe, is located in Jarše.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ljubljana.si/si/mol/cetrtne-skupnosti/ City of Ljubljana Districts
  2. Web site: Slovenski pravopis 2001: Jarše.