Podboršt | |
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Coordinates: 46°6′19.23″N 14°32′23.25″E / 46.1053417°N 14.5397917°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Ljubljana |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Podborst (pronounced [pɔdˈbɔɾʃt], German: Podworst [2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. [3] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [4]
Podboršt lies below the south slope of Kob Hill (391 meters or 1,283 feet) along the former main road from Ljubljana to Domžale. [1]
The name Podboršt is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from pod 'below' + boršt 'woods', referring to the wooded slope of Kob Hill, which rises above the former village. The common noun boršt is a borrowing from Middle High German for(e)st 'woods, forest', and is found in other Slovene toponyms such as Boršt. [5]
After the Second World War, extensive new housing was built in Podboršt. [3] The village was annexed by Črnuče in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement. [6] Črnuče itself was annexed by Ljubljana in 1980. [7]