Koseze Pond (), Martinek Pond (), Lake Koseze () or simply the Pond () is an

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at the edge of

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, the capital of

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, between Šiška Hill to the west and the neighborhood of Mostec to the east. It is part of the Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park and is named after the nearby Koseze neighborhood in Ljubljana's

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. Near Koseze Pond, the Path of Remembrance and Comradeship touches Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park. The pond has an area of and a maximum depth of . It is fed by Mostec Creek. It was created after a former

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at the site, which supplied the brickworks operated by Gustav Tönnies (1814–1886), was closed. The pit was then overgrown by grass, but the Agrostroj company later flooded the area to test irrigation pumps. Koseze Pond is now used as a recreation area by local residents. In the summer it is used for racing radio-controlled model boats and fishing. Swimming is prohibited due to the poor quality of the water, which is also contaminated by

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. In the winter it is used for skating. Koseze Pond is a natural habitat for the

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, migrant hawker, common bulrush, and common reed. It is also the nesting place of the

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, the

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and other bird species. Koseze Pond is featured in the novel ''Ne bom se več drsal na bajerju'' (I Will No Longer Skate on the Pond), which was awarded the Kresnik prize, the most prestigious prize for

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s in Slovenia, in June 2023. The novel was written by Lado Kralj and awarded posthumously. It takes place in Ljubljana during the Italian occupation in the early 1940s and in the post-war period in the 1950s. It focuses on the

of Ljubljana, where a young man working for the

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falls in love with a student at the monastery boarding school, a woman who is also the love interest of an Italian officer.

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Ljubljana: 'Koseški bajer' - ribnik
jubljana: Koseze Pond 2007. VR panorama.

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). Accessed on 19 February 2012.
Ljubljana: The Green Ring of Ljubljana
The Path of Remembrance and Comradeship at Koseze Pond. 8 May 2009 – 9 May 2009. VR panorama (surround photography).

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). Accessed on 19 February 2012. {{Ljubljana Ponds of Slovenia Artificial lakes Geography of Ljubljana Šiška District Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Natural Park

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