Črnuče (; german: Tschernutsch
) is a former town in the northern part of
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
, the capital of
Slovenia
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. It lies on the left bank of the
Sava River. It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
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Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Name
Črnuče was attested in written sources in 1322 as ''Zternuͦtss'' (and as ''Zernuschcz'' in 1345, ''Zernuͤcz'' in 1362, and ''Zarnusch'' in 1439, among other spellings).
In the past the German name was ''Tschernutsch''.
The name is derived from the plural
demonym ''*Čьrnuťane'', based on the Slavic personal name ''*Čьrnutъ'', presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place.
History
The remains of a prehistoric fortification with embankments was discovered at Tabor Hill (370 m), testifying to early settlement of the area. A prehistoric fort has also been identified south of this at Gradišče. At the site of the current bridge across the Sava River there was a Roman bridge supported by 26
piles. It is believed that the Romans' ''Sava Fluvia'' station, marked on the
Peutinger Map
' (Latin for "The Peutinger Map"), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated ' (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the ''cursus publicus'', the road network of the Roman Empire.
The map is a 13th-cen ...
, stood at this site. Firing tranches dating to 1813, used to guard the bridge during the
Napoleonic Wars
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, are still preserved. The lower part of a French gravestone from this time can also be found along a path in the woods to
Spodnje Gameljne.
Črnuče annexed the former villages of
Gmajna and
Podboršt in 1953.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.] Črnuče itself was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1979, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
Church
The church in Črnuče is dedicated to Saints Simon and Jude. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1526. The church was remodeled in the Baroque style in 1743. It was elevated to a vicariate in 1764, and to a parish in 1875. The church was damaged in the
1895 Ljubljana earthquake, and a new neo-Romanesque church was built based on plans by the Austrian architect
Raimund Jeblinger (1853–1937). The new church was completed in 1897. The church includes a baptismal chapel designed by
Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge an ...
and stations of the cross from the workshop of Leopold Layer (1752–1828). The interior of the church was painted by
Anton Jebačin (1850–1927).
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Črnuče include:
*
Janez Pečar (born 1924), lawyer and criminologist
*
Franc Ravbar (1913–1943), communist and Partisan fighter
*
Jože Strgar (born 1929), former Ljubljana mayor
*
Džoni Novak (born 1969), footballer
References
External links
Črnuče on Geopedia
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Former settlements in Slovenia