Rožnik (hill)

Visitation Church on Cankar Peak

Rožnik (pronounced [ˈroːʒnik]) is a hill in the Rožnik District and Šiška District northwest of the Ljubljana city center. Together with Tivoli City Park, it forms Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park. Extending from Tivoli Park, it is a popular hiking, running, and excursion destination for residents of Ljubljana.

Name

1836 inscription in Visitation Church: ad Rosoletum Collem (at Rožnik Hill)

Rožnik Hill was attested in written sources in 1326 as Rosenberch. The Slovene name is a translation from the German name Rosenberg, originally a compound of Middle High German rôse 'rose' and berc 'mountain, hill'.^[1] In modern German the hill was known as Rosenbach.^[2]^[3]

Geography

Transmitter tower on Šiška Hill

The hill has two peaks, called Šiška Hill (429 m) and Cankar Peak (394 m). On Cankar Peak stands Visitation Church and an inn where the writer Ivan Cankar lived between 1910 and 1917. Below it, on the southern slope of the hill, is the Ljubljana Zoo.^[4]

Events

May 1: on May Day, a bonfire is lit on Cankar Peak and a festival is held in the nearby meadow.
June 21: a summer solstice ceremony takes place with a bonfire on Cankar Peak to celebrate the winners of the Kresnik Award, named after the Slavic pagan deity Kresnik, invoking Slavic pagan ceremonies from before Christianization.
December 26: horses are blessed on St. Stephen's Day in front of Visitation Church.

References

↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 362.
↑ Laibach (map, 1:75,000). 1918. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
↑ Jugoslawien und Griechenland: mit europäischer Türkei. 1966. Stuttgart: Baedekers Autoführer-Verlag, p. 303.
↑ Habič, Marko (1997). "Rožnik" [The Rožnik Hill]. Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes [A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City]. Geopedia.si. National Publishing House of Slovenia. ISBN 86-341-2007-4.

External links

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City Municipality of Ljubljana

Administrative centre

Ljubljana

Districts

Economy and transport

Landmarks

Bridges	Butchers' Bridge Cobblers' Bridge Črnuče Bridge Dragon Bridge Fabiani Bridge Fužine Bridge Grain Bridge Hradecky Bridge Jek Bridge Kavšek Bridge Ljubljanica Sluice Gate Prule Bridge Rooster Bridge St. James's Bridge St. Peter's Bridge Triple Bridge

Monuments, memorials and fountains	General Maister Monument (Brdar) Monument to the Victims of All Wars Prešeren Monument Robba Fountain Tomb of National Heroes Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship Vodnik Monument

Palaces and houses	Casino Building Cekin Mansion Central Pharmacy Courthouse Crystal Palace Government Building and President's Office Grand Hotel Union Gruber Mansion Kresija Building Ljubljana Castle Mladika Complex National Assembly Building Nebotičnik Philip Mansion Selo Mansion Souvan House Stična Mansion Tivoli Castle Town Hall Zois Mansion

Churches and places of worship	Franciscan Church Ljubljana Mosque St. Bartholomew's Church St. Florian's Church St. James's Church Ljubljana Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. Rosalia's Church (former) Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church Ursuline Church Visitation of Mary Church

Cemeteries	Navje Memorial Park Žale

Parks, ponds, squares, and streets

Parks	Argentina Park Navje Memorial Park Tivoli Park

Ponds	Koseze Pond Tivoli Pond

Squares	Congress Square Prešeren Square Republic Square Town Square Vodnik Square

Streets	Čop Street

Protected areas

Landscape parks	Ljubljana Marshes Polhov Gradec Dolomites Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park

Nature reserves	Mostec

Natural monuments	Castle Hill Little Rožnik Pod Turnom

Designed nature monuments	Tivoli City Park Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship

Hills and valleys

Culture, science, and education

Sports

Events	Ljubljana Marathon

Clubs	ACH Volley Ljubljana HDD Olimpija Ljubljana HK Olimpija Ljubljana HK Slavija Ljubljana KD Slovan KK Parklji Ljubljana KK Union Olimpija ŽKD Ježica Ljubljana–Matica Mountaineering Club ND Ilirija Ljubljana ND Slovan NK Interblock NK Olimpija Ljubljana NK Svoboda NK Šmartno RD Slovan RK Krim RK Olimpija

Venues	Bežigrad Stadium Tivoli Hall Kodeljevo Sports Park Ljubljana Hippodrome Štefan Bele Sports Park Stožice Sports Park: (Stožice Stadium Arena Stožice) Tacen Whitewater Course ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium

Health-related institutions

Medical Centre

Lists of people related to Ljubljana

Settlements besides
the administrative centre

Former settlements

History

Timeline

Coordinates: 46°3′20.28″N 14°28′36.88″E / 46.0556333°N 14.4769111°E / 46.0556333; 14.4769111

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