Gunclje (;
Name
Gunclje was first attested in written sources in 1430 as
Güntzleinsdorff, and later as
zu Güntzlach in 1438 and
Künczlach in 1455 (both based on the Slovene
Locative case plural) and
Güntzla (in 1449), among other spellings.
The name
Gunclje is derived from the Slavic personal name
*Guncelj (derived in turn from Old High German
Gunzelîn, a diminutive of
Gunzo), and likely refers to an early inhabitant of the place.
History
Gunclje was annexed by Šentvid in 1961, ending its existence as a separate settlement. In 1974, Šentvid, together with Gunclje, was annexed by Ljubljana.
Cultural heritage
The village core of Gunclje, extending from the
wayside shrine in the center of the village to a crucifix shrine at the edge of the woods, has been registered as cultural heritage. The village core preserves the character as a linear settlement (a village lying almost entirely along a single road) with perpendicularly placed houses and farm buildings aligned with them.
[ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 15154]
in the center of Gunclje]]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gunclje include:
-
Janez Bernik (1933–2016), painter
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 385.]
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