Fužine (Ljubljana)

Fužine
Fužine
	Fužine Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°2′57″N 14°33′50″E / 46.04917°N 14.56389°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Ljubljana
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)

Fužine (pronounced [fuˈʒiːnɛ]; German: Fuschine^[3]) is a formerly independent settlement southeast 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.^[4]

Geography

The village core of Fužine is a compact settlement on the right bank of the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana's Golovec District. The soil is sandy, well-drained, and fertile, and fields lie to the south.^[2]

Name

The name Fužine comes from the common noun fužina 'forge' (a borrowing from Friulian fusine), which referred to the ironworks established there by Hans Khisl in the 16th century.^[2]^[5]

History

The early history of Fužine is closely tied to that of Fužine Castle on the left bank of the river. The castle was built in 1525 by Veit Khisl, who also served as the mayor of Ljubljana in 16th century. In addition to the ironworks, his son Hans Khisl also established a sawmill, grain mill, and paper mill in Fužine in the 16th century.^[2]^[1] In the early 19th century, the Pauer family operated mills there. The industrialist Fidelis Terpinz (1799–1875) established a tannin and dye factory in Fužine in 1843. A factory producing brushes was established in 1943.^[2] Fužine was annexed by Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[6] Today the name Fužine is mostly associated with the Nove Fužine housing development and neighborhood, which was built north of the river in the Moste District between 1977 and 1981.^[7]^[8]

The village had a population of 63 (in 12 houses) in 1880,^[9] 106 (in 19 houses) in 1900,^[10] 195 (in 20 houses) in 1931,^[1] and 236 (in 25 houses) in 1961.^[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Fužine include:

Hans Khisl (died 1587), industrialist^[2]
Vinko Novak (1842–1923), painter^[2]^[11]
Maks Rožman (1898–1970), technical writer and journalist^[2]^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 340.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 361.
^ "Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain". Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung. No. 141. November 24, 1849. p. 21.
^ Ljubljana municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 136.
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ "Spet nova soseska". Naka skupnost. No. 7/8. 1977. p. 7. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ Juvan, Darja (1981). "Nove Fužine. Nova soseska šele nastaja". Naša skupnost. No. 19. p. 7. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 57.
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 106.
^ "Novak, Vinko (1842–1923)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Rožman, Maks (1898–1970)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved November 5, 2020.