Ježa

Ježa (pronounced [ˈjeːʒa]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.^[1] 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.^[2]

Ježa
Ježa Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′3.2″N 14°32′46.52″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Ljubljana
Elevation [1]	290 m (950 ft)

Geography

Ježa is a linear settlement on a terrace above the Sava River^[3] east of Črnuče and southeast of the railroad to Kamnik. Most of the houses are along the road to Nadgorica, and a few extend onto the bank towards the plain along the Sava. The soil is sandy, and there are fields to the north and south of the settlement.^[1]

Name

Ježa was attested in written sources in 1364 as Jes (and as Yecz in 1436 and Yess in 1478).^[4][5] The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ježa 'small grassy slope between two flat areas in a valley'. The name therefore refers to the local geography (cf. Ježica).^[5]

History

After the Second World War, an asphalt plant was established in Ježa. A factory producing dissolved acetylene was established in 1967.^[1] Ježa annexed the village of Brod in 1952; Ježa itself was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1979, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[6]