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Bežigrad District | |
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District | |
 The northern edge of Ljubljana's center (foreground) and Bežigrad (middle), beneath theKamnik Alps (in 2008) | |
 Interactive map of Bežigrad District | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Region | Central Slovenia |
| City | Ljubljana |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,691 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
TheBežigrad District (Slovene:Četrtna skupnost Bežigrad), or simplyBežigrad (pronunciationⓘ), is adistrict (mestna četrt) of theCity Municipality of Ljubljana. Spanning an area of 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi), it encompasses the northern part ofLjubljana, the capital ofSlovenia, between the southern rail line to the south, theUpper Carniola (orKamnik) rail line to the west, the highway loop to the north, andŠmartno Street (Šmartinska cesta) andŽale Cemetery to the east. It extends on both sides ofVienna Street (Dunajska cesta), which is its central axis and main traffic artery. In the narrow sense, it includes the neighborhoods of Bežigrad,Brinje,Nove Stožice ('New Stožice', also known as BS3), andSava Development (Savsko naselje). In a broader sense, Bežigrad is sometimes considered to include the northern Ljubljana suburbs ofStožice,Ježica, and theČrnuče District.
Bežigrad is primarily a residential district. Along Vienna Street there are some sections with high concentrations of shops and businesses. There is a small industrial zone in the northwest part of the district. Its buildings are generally low (up to six floors), and single-family dwellings and raw houses predominate. Larger communities of apartment buildings are concentrated on the district's eastern edge, in Nove Stožice and the Sava Development.
Important institutions and features of Bežigrad include theSlovenian Environmental Agency, theStožice Sports Park and theStožice Stadium, theBežigrad Central Stadium designed byJože Plečnik, theBežigrad Secondary School,Navje Cemetery, Plečnik's unfinishedAcademic Collegium (intended to serve as the Baraga Seminary),Žale Cemetery, and the Ljubljana Fairgrounds. The older part of Bežigrad has many large houses from the interwar period. Savings Bank Street (Hranilniška ulica) stands out in particular. It is the oldest street in Bežigrad, created in the 1880s. There is also the Islamic Religious and Cultural Center, the first mosque in Slovenia, known as theLjubljana Mosque, completed in February 2020.[1]
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