Šentvid District

The Šentvid District (pronounced [ʃɛntˈʋiːt]; Slovene: Četrtna skupnost Šentvid), or simply Šentvid, is a district (mestna četrt) of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Šentvid.

This article is about the Šentvid District. For the former village of Šentvid, see Šentvid, Ljubljana.
Šentvid District
Četrtna skupnost Šentvid
District
Map of districts in Ljubljana. The Šentvid District is number 13.
Map of districts in Ljubljana. The Šentvid District is number 13.
Šentvid District is located in Slovenia
Šentvid District
Šentvid District
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′50″N 14°27′59″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLjubljana
Area
[1]
 • Total15.83 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total14,025

Geography

The Šentvid District is bounded on the west by a line running through the Polhov Gradec Hills, on the north by the Sava River, on the east by a line through farmland east of the A2 Freeway, and on the south by Stegne Street, Jože Jama Street (Ulica Jožeta Jama), Pečnik Street (Pečnikova ulica), Trata Street (Na Trati), Zapuže Street (Zapuška Cesta), and Kamna Gorica Street (Kamnogoriška cesta). The district includes the former settlements of Brod, Podgora, Poljane, Pržan, Šentvid, Trata, and Vižmarje.

References
  1. City of Ljubljana Districts (in Slovene)
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