Dravlje District
District of Ljubljana
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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