St. Peter's Bridge Explained

St. Peter's Bridge (Slovenian: Šempetrski most or Slovenian: Šentpetrski most,[1] in older sources also Šent Peterski most[2] or Šentpeterski most[3]), also Ambrož Bridge (Slovenian: Ambrožev most),[4] is a bridge in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, that crosses the river Ljubljanica in the northeastern end of the old town. It is a continuation of Rozman Street (Slovenian: Rozmanova ulica).[5] West of it lie Vraz Square (Slovenian: Vrazov trg) on the northern (left) bank of the river and Ambrož Square (Slovenian: Ambrožev trg) on its southern (right) bank.[6] [7] East of it lies the Petkovšek Embankment (Slovenian: Petkovškovo nabrežje) on the northern bank[8] and the Poljane Embankment (Slovenian: Poljansko nabrežje) on the southern bank.[9] The bridge is named after the nearby St. Peter's Church. It is intended primarily for motorised traffic, but is also used by pedestrians.[10]

History

Originally, a wooden footbridge held over the Ljubljanica on the site. It was property of Bishops of Ljubljana, who used it to access their land on the other bank.[11] According to a legend, unconfirmed by historical sources, Bishop Thomas Chrön (1560–1630) led a procession of the Blessed Sacrament across the footbridge, guarded from the Lutherans by the blacksmiths of Ljubljana. The story tells that the Chrön Cross at nearby Grain Square (Slovenian: Žitni trg), now Ambrož Square, was erected in remembrance of their victory.[12]

In 1776, the wooden Bridge Behind the Barracks (Slovenian: Zakasarniški most)[13] replaced the footbridge.[14] It was built to link St. Peter's Barracks north of the river and the Poljane residential district south of it. In 1835, it was replaced by a new one. There were actually two bridges, the wider one used by draft animals and the narrower one by pedestrians, and from the beginning of the 20th century, by the Ljubljana tram.

The construction of the present iron and concrete bridge started at the beginning of the 20th century. Due to World War I, it was only completed in 1918. The wooden bridge was transferred to the Prule neighbourhood, where it then served as the Prule Bridge.[15]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 88468. šentpetrski . Dictionary of Slovene Standard Language . 27 May 2012 . Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovene Language, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts . 2000.
  2. Koch, Ciril-Metod. 1933. "Načrt mesta Ljubljana." In: R. Badjur, Vodič po jugoslovanskih Alpah. Ljubljana: Tujsko-prometna zveza Slovenije.
  3. "Vprašanje borovniškega viadukta." In: Slovenec (1 May 1941), page 5.
  4. Web site: Master Plečnik . Gremo s kolesom...! . 27 May 2012 . City Municipality of Ljubljana; LUZ, d. d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120719141335/http://www.gremonapot.si/web2/profile.aspx?id=Kolesarstvo_AXL@Rekreacija#101 . 19 July 2012 .
  5. Book: Habič, Marko . Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes . Šempetrski most . St. Peter's Bridge . A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City . Geopedia.si . National Publishing House of Slovenia . 1997 . 86-341-2007-4.
  6. Web site: 20331: Ljubljana - Vrazov trg . 20331: Ljubljana – Vraz Square . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . sl . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 26 May 2012.
  7. Web site: 9646: Ljubljana - Ambrožev trg . 9646: Ljubljana – Ambrož Square . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . sl . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 26 May 2012.
  8. Book: Habič, Marko . Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes . Petkovškovo nabrežje . The Petkovšek Embankment . A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City . Geopedia.si . National Publishing House of Slovenia . 1997 . 86-341-2007-4.
  9. Web site: Poljanski nasip . Poljane Embankment . 26 May 2012 . Geopedia.si . Geodetic Institute of the Republic of Slovenia; Synergise, d. o. o..
  10. News: Delo . 11 September 2010 . Mostovi ne povezujejo samo rečnih bregov . Bridges Do not Only Link River Banks . 20 . Petra . Grujičić.
  11. Ljubljana: b) Ljubljanski mostovi . Zvonček . June 1927 . 28 . 10 . A. . Potočnik . 229 . 1855-7287.
  12. Encyclopedia: Hrenov križ . Chrön Cross . Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] . Eva . Batista . Mateja . Šmid Hribar . Gregor . Golež . Dan . Podjed . Drago . Kladnik . Bojan . Erhartič . Primož . Pavlin . Jerele . Ines . 12 March 2012 . sl.
  13. News: Namesto vojašnic – kultura in stanovanja . sl . Instead of Barracks – Culture and Flats . 10 November 2009 . Nedeljski.dnevnik.si.
  14. Book: Kopriva, Silvester . Ljubljana skozi čas: ob latinskih in slovenskih napisih in zapisih . sl . Ljubljana Through Time: Latin and Slovene Inscriptions and Records . 1989 . Založba Borec . 218 . .
  15. Web site: Med mostovi slovenske prestolnice . Among the Bridges of the Slovenian Capital . 28 March 2008 . MMC RTV Slovenija . RTV Slovenija.

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