Obrije Explained

Official Name:Obrije
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
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0782°N 14.5536°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:291

Obrije (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈbɾiːjɛ/; in older sources also Obrje[2] [3]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northeast part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.[1] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Geography

Obrije lies along the road from Hrastje to Stožice. It is a linear village on a terrace above the Sava River. Most of the houses stand on the edge of the terrace, but some also stand on a lower terrace further north, towards the river. Fields are located to the southeast.[1]

Name

Obrije was attested in written sources in 1490 as Albriach. The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name is not etymologically related to that of Abriach (Slovenian: Obrije), a village in Austria's Völkermarkt District. The name was originally *Olbr′ane, a plural demonym, probably derived from the pre-Romance root *alber-. Liquid metathesis of this root also produced the Slovene dialect word laberje 'field debris, field detritus', indicating that the name Obrije referred to local geological conditions.[5]

History

Obrije was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6]

Sizing plant

The Gradis construction company started operating a gravel pit in Obrije in 1952.[7] A sizing plant was later built at the site and was used for construction of the Nove Jarše housing development and other needs; it was abandoned in the 1990s.[8] The plant was damaged in a fire on 1 November 2008.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 363.
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 110.
  3. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 353.
  4. http://www.ljubljana.si/ Ljubljana municipal site
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 287.
  6. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  7. Perko, Drago (ed.). 2005. Podtalnica Ljubljanskega polja (= Geografija Slovenije 10). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, p. 200.
  8. http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5E19E_lost-place-opuscena-separacija Opuščena separacija
  9. http://www.pgd-zadobrova.si/intervencije.htm PGD Zadobrova. Intervencije.