St. Peter's Bridge
St. Peter's Bridge (Slovene: Šempetrski most or Šentpetrski most,[1] in older sources also Šent Peterski most[2] or Šentpeterski most[3]), also Ambrož Bridge (Ambrožev most),[4] is a bridge in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, that crosses the river Ljubljanica in the northeastern end of the old town. It is a continuation of (Rozmanova ulica).[5] West of it lie (Vrazov trg) on the northern (left) bank of the river and (Ambrožev trg) on its southern (right) bank.[6][7] East of it lies the (Petkovškovo nabrežje) on the northern bank[8] and the (Poljansko nabrežje) on the southern bank.[9] The bridge is named after the nearby St. Peter's Church.[4] It is intended primarily for motorised traffic, but is also used by pedestrians.[10]
History[]
Originally, a wooden footbridge held over the Ljubljanica on the site. It was property of Bishops of Ljubljana, who used it to access their land on the other bank.[11] According to a legend, unconfirmed by historical sources, Bishop Thomas Chrön (1560–1630) led a procession of the Blessed Sacrament across the footbridge, guarded from the Lutherans by the blacksmiths of Ljubljana. The story tells that the at nearby Grain Square (Žitni trg), now , was erected in remembrance of their victory.[12]
In 1776, the wooden Bridge Behind the Barracks (Zakasarniški most)[13] replaced the footbridge.[14] It was built to link north of the river and the Poljane residential district south of it.[5] In 1835, it was replaced by a new one.[5] There were actually two bridges, the wider one used by draft animals and the narrower one by pedestrians, and from the beginning of the 20th century, by the Ljubljana tram.[14]
The construction of the present iron and concrete bridge started at the beginning of the 20th century. Due to World War I, it was only completed in 1918.[5] The wooden bridge was transferred to the neighbourhood, where it then served as the Prule Bridge.[15]
References[]
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- ^ Koch, Ciril-Metod. 1933. "Načrt mesta Ljubljana." In: R. Badjur, Vodič po jugoslovanskih Alpah. Ljubljana: Tujsko-prometna zveza Slovenije.
- ^ "Vprašanje borovniškega viadukta." In: Slovenec (1 May 1941), page 5.
- ^ a b "Master Plečnik". Gremo s kolesom...!. City Municipality of Ljubljana; LUZ, d. d. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Habič, Marko (1997). "Šempetrski most" [St. Peter's Bridge]. Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes [A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City]. Geopedia.si. National Publishing House of Slovenia. ISBN 86-341-2007-4.
- ^ "20331: Ljubljana - Vrazov trg" [20331: Ljubljana – Vraz Square]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "9646: Ljubljana - Ambrožev trg" [9646: Ljubljana – Ambrož Square]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Habič, Marko (1997). "Petkovškovo nabrežje" [The Petkovšek Embankment]. Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes [A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City]. Geopedia.si. National Publishing House of Slovenia. ISBN 86-341-2007-4.
- ^ "Poljanski nasip" [Poljane Embankment]. Geopedia.si. Geodetic Institute of the Republic of Slovenia; Synergise, d. o. o. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Grujičić, Petra (11 September 2010). "Mostovi ne povezujejo samo rečnih bregov" [Bridges Do not Only Link River Banks]. Delo. p. 20.
- ^ Potočnik, A. (June 1927). "Ljubljana: b) Ljubljanski mostovi". Zvonček. 28 (10): 229. ISSN 1855-7287.
- ^ Batista, Eva. "Hrenov križ" [Chrön Cross]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Namesto vojašnic – kultura in stanovanja" [Instead of Barracks – Culture and Flats]. Nedeljski.dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 10 November 2009.
- ^ a b Kopriva, Silvester (1989). Ljubljana skozi čas: ob latinskih in slovenskih napisih in zapisih [Ljubljana Through Time: Latin and Slovene Inscriptions and Records] (in Slovenian). Založba Borec. p. 218. COBISS 14030080.
- ^ "Med mostovi slovenske prestolnice" [Among the Bridges of the Slovenian Capital]. MMC RTV Slovenija. RTV Slovenija. 28 March 2008.
Coordinates: 46°3′1.74″N 14°30′59.23″E / 46.0504833°N 14.5164528°E
- Bridges in Ljubljana
- Bridges over the Ljubljanica
- Road bridges in Slovenia
- Center District, Ljubljana
- Concrete bridges
- Bridges completed in 1918