Gradišče, Škofljica

Gradišče Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico (1953–2008)
Gradišče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′34.61″N 14°35′8.59″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Škofljica
Area
• Total	1.5 km^2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation	533.8 m (1,751.3 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	773[1]
• Density	516/km^2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

Gradišče (pronounced [ɡɾaˈdiːʃtʃɛ]) is a settlement in the hills south of Pijava Gorica in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gradišče to Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico in 1953[3] and then again back to Gradišče in January 2008.[4] At the same time a street system was introduced, with most streets now bearing Roman numerals. Before this all properties had numbers for the village with no individual street names.

History

As its name suggests (in Slovene: Gradišče means 'fortified hillfort'), archaeological excavations have revealed the site of a large prehistoric Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age settlement with associated earthworks and a burial ground.[5]

Church

Saints Primus and Felician Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Parish of Želimlje. It was originally a 12th-century Romanesque building that was restyled in the Baroque style in the 17th century.[6]

References

1. "Napaka 404".
2. Škofljica municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Odlok o preimenovanju naselja Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico. Ljubljana: Uradni list RS, št. 1/2008. 2008. p. 94.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 16739
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2720

External links

• Media related to Gradišče at Wikimedia Commons
• Gradišče on Geopedia
• Gradišče (unofficial) weather station