During World War II and today

Ljubljana and its surroundings have undergone dramatic changed since World War II, mostly on account of post-war urbanization. Population rose from about 120,000 in 1948 to today’s 290,000. The changes in the landscape can easily be seen by comparing World War II photos and modern images. The footage from the war period kept by the Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia was spatially placed on the basis of historical maps as well as by the relief and anthropogenic features that were identified on the photos. Modern visualization is based on satellite imagery in the Google Earth web globe.

2: The bunker along the railway to Upper Carniola at today’s crossroads of Litostrojska cesta and Cesta Ljubljanske brigade roads was an integral part of the fortified positions of wired Ljubljana. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.

3: Bunker on today’s Opekarska cesta Road as an integral part of the fortified positions of wired Ljubljana. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.

4: Bunkers along the barbed wire fence near the present railway station of Ljubljana Brinje near Vodovodna cesta Road. The Šmarna gora Hill is visible in the background. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.

5: Wire barriers in the former Štepanja village, today Štepanjsko naselje. Visible is the church of Holy Stefan. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.

6: A bunker along a barbed wire fence in the area of today’s Nove Jarše. In the background are Šmartno ob Savi and Mount Menina. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.

7: The bunkers along the railway bridge, which crossed the Gruber Channel at Kodeljevo near today’s Poljanska cesta Road. Author: Jakob Prešern. MNZS.