Dravlje District

Dravlje District
Četrtna skupnost Dravlje
Map of districts in Ljubljana. The Dravlje District is number 4.
Dravlje District
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′49″N 14°28′47″E / 46.08028°N 14.47972°E / 46.08028; 14.47972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLjubljana
Area
 • Total
11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
15,743

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

Geography

The Dravlje District is bounded on the south by a line running north of Grič to the outskirts of Stranska Vas; on the west by a line to Toško Čelo; on the north by a line arching down between Dolnice and Pržan and then following Pečnik Street (Pečnikova ulica), Jože Jama Street (Ulica Jožeta Jama), Stegne Street, and Waterworks Street (Vodovodna cesta); and on the east by the A2 Freeway and H2 Expressway. The district includes the former villages of Dolnice, Dravlje, Glinica (Glince), Kamna Gorica, Podutik and Zapuže.

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