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Gradišče, Škofljica

Gradišče
Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico
Gradisce Skofljica Slovenia.JPG
Gradišče is located in Slovenia
Gradišče
Gradišče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′34.61″N 14°35′8.59″E / 45.9262806°N 14.5857194°E / 45.9262806; 14.5857194Coordinates: 45°55′34.61″N 14°35′8.59″E / 45.9262806°N 14.5857194°E / 45.9262806; 14.5857194
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Škofljica
Area
 • Total 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation 533.8 m (1,751.3 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 773
 • Density 516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

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.

The name of the settlement was changed from Gradišče to Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico in 1953 and then again back to Gradišče in January 2008. 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.

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.

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.


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