Šiška District
The Šiška District, or simply Šiška, is the most populous district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former villages of Spodnja Šiška and Zgornja Šiška.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: district of Ljubljana with 34,800 residents
- Description: District of Ljubljana
- Also known as: “Ljubljana-Šiška”, “Občina Ljubljana-Siska”, “Opština [historical] Ljubljana-Šiška”, “Šiška”, “Siska District”, and “Šiška, Ljubljana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sora and Smlednik Castle.
Sora
River
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sora is a right affluent of the Sava River in western Slovenia. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora, named after the Poljane Valley, and the Selca Sora, named after the Selca Valley. Sora is situated 3½ km southwest of Šiška District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medvode and Zgornje Pirniče.
Medvode
Town
Photo: Franc Kunc, Public domain.
Medvode is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Medvode. The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name is derived.
Zgornje Pirniče
Village
Photo: ModriDirkac, CC0.
Zgornje Pirniče is a settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Podreča
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Podreča is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Šiška District
- Location: Medvode, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Šiška District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Opština historical Ljubljana-Šiška”
- Croatian: “Šiška”
- Czech: “Šiška”
- Dutch: “Šiška”
- Estonian: “Šiška”
- French: “District de Šiška”
- German: “Šiška”
- Italian: “Četrtna skupnost Šiška”
- Italian: “distretto di Šiška”
- Italian: “Distretto di Šiška”
- Polish: “Šiška”
- Slovenian: “Četrtna skupnost Šiška”
- Slovenian: “Ljubljana Šiška”
- Slovenian: “Šiška”
- Turkish: “Šiška”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Smlednik and Valburga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Medvode train station and Grmada.
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