Šija

Šija
Šija Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′35″N 14°47′5″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Moravče
Elevation	705 m (2,313 ft)

Šija (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈʃiːja]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Limbarska Gora.^[1][2] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

Geography

Šija lies in the eastern part of the village of Limbarska Gora, on the eastern slope of the hill ascending to the main settlement.^[1]

History

Šija had a population of 14 living in two houses in 1900.^[4] Šija was annexed by Limbarska Gora (at that time still called Sveti Valentin) in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[5][6]

References

1. Topole, Maja (2003). Geografija občine Moravče. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 193.
2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 92.
3. E-občina. "Občina Moravče" [Moravče municipal site]. moravce.si. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
4. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 19.
5. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 101, 104.
6. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 107.

External links

• Šija on Geopedia

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