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Besnica
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Besnica (; ) is a settlement in the hills east of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The stream that runs through the settlement is also called the Besnica. It is a tributary of the Ljubljanica, which it joins at Podgrad. Besnica includes the hamlets of Derčar, Jančar, Pečar, Prek, Špan, and Tomaž.

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Place details

Locality
Besnica
Region
Ljubljana
Country
Slovenija
Population
79

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Besnica
Settlement.image_skyline
Besnica Slovenia.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lower Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Central Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Ljubljana
Settlement.area_total_km2
6.1
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
233
Settlement.population_density_km2
38

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Slovenia
Population
239
Area
6.1
Elevation
431
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Besnica Slovenia.JPG
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Commons category
Besnica
female population
122
male population
117
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Cultural heritage
  • References
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Besnica (; ) is a settlement in the hills east of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The stream that runs through the settlement is also called the Besnica. It is a tributary of the Ljubljanica, which it joins at Podgrad. Besnica includes the hamlets of Derčar, Jančar, Pečar, Prek, Špan, and Tomaž.

==Name== The name Besnica is originally a hydronym that was later applied to the settlement along Besnica Creek. The name is derived from the Slavic adjective *běsьnъ 'rushing, swift', referring the character of the stream.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Besnica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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