Podboršt (Ljubljana)
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Podboršt | |
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  Podboršt Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°6′19.23″N 14°32′23.25″E / 46.1053417°N 14.5397917°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ljubljana |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Podborst (pronounced [pɔdˈbɔɾʃt], German: Podworst[2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Name
The name Podboršt is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from pod 'below' + boršt 'woods', referring to the wooded slope of Kob Hill, which rises above the former village. The common noun boršt is a borrowing from Middle High German for(e)st 'woods, forest', and is found in other Slovene toponyms such as Boršt.[5]
