Ljubljana Hippodrome

Horse racing stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Ljubljana Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Ljubljana) or Stožice Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Stožice), a horse racecourse stadium in the capital of Slovenia, is the main sport venue of this kind in the country. It is only 3 kilometres north from the center of Ljubljana. It was built in 1957. It is the seat of 'Horse Club Ljubljana'.

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* In 1996, Pope John Paul II had Mass in front of 150,000 people, which is the biggest crowd in Slovenia ever.
* On 8 August 1997 American pop-star Michael Jackson planned to perform here a concert as part of his HIStory World Tour. The concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.
* In 2009, The Killers performed in the Hippodrome in front of 30,000 people, as a part of their Day & Age Tour.
* In 2009, Madonna was scheduled to have a Sticky & Sweet Tour concert, but it was cancelled. According to Slovenian media only 7,000 out of 63,000 tickets were sold.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "Madonna has canceled her concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia scheduled for August 20". 9 August 2009.
2. ^ "MadonnaTribe".

## Sources

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* http://www.hipodrom-lj.si/index.php?klik=-oklubu (in Slovene)

46°05′08″N 14°31′31″E﻿ / ﻿46.085644°N 14.525246°E﻿ / 46.085644; 14.525246

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Urban Municipality of Ljubljana

Administrative seat|

Ljubljana

Districts|

* Bežigrad
* Center
* Črnuče
* Dravlje
* Golovec
* Jarše
* Moste
* Polje
* Posavje
* Rožnik
* Rudnik
* Šentvid
* Šiška
* Šmarna Gora
* Sostro
* Trnovo
* Vič

Economy and transport|

* BTC City
* Central Market
* Emonika
* Exhibition and Convention Centre
* Ljubljana Castle funicular
* Ljubljana Passenger Transport
* Ljubljana railway station
* Ljubljana Ring Road
* Ljubljana Stock Exchange
* Nama
* Trams

Landmarks|

| Bridges|

* Butchers' Bridge
* Cobblers' Bridge
* Črnuče Bridge
* Dragon Bridge
* Fabiani Bridge
* Fužine Bridge
* Grain Bridge
* Hradecky Bridge
* Jek Bridge
* Kavšek Bridge
* Ljubljanica Sluice Gate
* Prule Bridge
* Rooster Bridge
* St. James's Bridge
* St. Peter's Bridge
* Triple Bridge

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Monuments, memorials
and fountains|

* General Maister Monument (Brdar)
* Monument to the Victims of All Wars
* Prešeren Monument
* Robba Fountain
* Tomb of National Heroes
* Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship
* Vodnik Monument

Palaces and houses|

* Casino Building
* Cekin Mansion
* Central Pharmacy
* Courthouse
* Crystal Palace
* Government Building and President's Office
* Grand Hotel Union
* Gruber Mansion
* Kresija Building
* Ljubljana Castle
* Mladika Complex
* National Assembly Building
* Nebotičnik
* Philip Mansion
* Selo Mansion
* Souvan House
* Stična Mansion
* Tivoli Castle
* Town Hall
* Zois Mansion

Churches and
places of worship|

* Franciscan Church
* Ljubljana Mosque
* St. Bartholomew's Church
* St. Florian's Church
* St. James's Church
* Ljubljana Cathedral
* St. Peter's Church
* St. Rosalia's Church (former)
* Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church
* Ursuline Church
* Visitation of Mary Church

Cemeteries|

* Navje Memorial Park
* Žale

Parks, ponds, squares, and streets|

| Parks|

* Argentina Park
* Navje Memorial Park
* Tivoli Park

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Ponds|

* Koseze Pond
* Tivoli Pond

Squares|

* Congress Square
* Prešeren Square
* Republic Square
* Town Square
* Vodnik Square

Streets|

* Čop Street

Protected areas|

| Landscape parks|

* Ljubljana Marsh
* Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park

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Nature reserves|

* Mostec

Natural monuments|

* Castle Hill
* Little Rožnik
* Pod Turnom

Designed nature monuments|

* Tivoli City Park
* Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship

Hills and valleys|

* Kucja Valley
* Mount Saint Mary
* Rožnik

Culture, science, and education|

* Anton Melik Geographical Institute
* Archives of the Republic of Slovenia
* Historical Archives of Ljubljana
* Biennial of Graphic Arts
* Botanical Garden
* Cankar Centre
* Rog factory
* International Centre of Graphic Arts
* Jakopič Pavilion
* Jožef Stefan Institute
* Ljubljana International Film Festival
* Kiberpipa
* Križanke
* Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama
* Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet
* Ljubljana Opera House
* Ljubljana Summer Festival
* Metelkova
* Museum of Contemporary History
* Museum of Modern Art
* The Naked Stage
* National Gallery
* National and University Library
* National Museum
* Poligon
* Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
* Natural History Museum
* Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
* Slovenian Railway Museum
* St. Stanislaus Institute
* University of Ljubljana
* Zoo

Sports|

| Events|

* Ljubljana Marathon

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Clubs|

* ACH Volley
* HK Olimpija
* KD Ilirija
* KD Slovan
* KK Cedevita Olimpija
* KK Olimpija
* KK Parklji
* ŽKD Ježica
* Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club
* ND Ilirija 1911
* ND Slovan
* NK Bravo
* NK IB 1975 Ljubljana
* NK Krim
* NK Olimpija Ljubljana
* NK Svoboda Ljubljana
* RD Slovan
* RK Krim
* RK Ljubljana
* RK Olimpija
* ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana

Venues|

* Bežigrad Stadium
* Tivoli Hall
* Kodeljevo Sports Park
* Ljubljana Hippodrome
* Stožice Sports Park (Stožice Stadium
* Arena Stožice)
* Tacen Whitewater Course
* Šiška Sports Park

Health-related institutions|

* Medical Centre

Lists of people related to Ljubljana|

* List of people from Ljubljana
* List of University of Ljubljana people

Settlements besides
the administrative seat|

* Besnica
* Brezje pri Lipoglavu
* Češnjica
* Črna Vas
* Dolgo Brdo
* Dvor
* Gabrje pri Jančah
* Janče
* Javor
* Lipe
* Mali Lipoglav
* Mali Vrh pri Prežganju
* Malo Trebeljevo
* Medno
* Pance
* Podgrad
* Podlipoglav
* Podmolnik
* Prežganje
* Rašica
* Ravno Brdo
* Repče
* Sadinja Vas
* Selo pri Pancah
* Šentpavel
* Spodnje Gameljne
* Srednje Gameljne
* Stanežiče
* Toško Čelo
* Tuji Grm
* Veliki Lipoglav
* Veliko Trebeljevo
* Vnajnarje
* Volavlje
* Zagradišče
* Zgornja Besnica
* Zgornje Gameljne

Former settlements|

* Bizovik
* Bokalce
* Brod (Črnuče District)
* Brod (Šentvid District)
* Črnuče
* Dobrava pri Črnučah
* Dobrunje
* Dolnice
* Dravlje
* Fužine
* Glince
* Glinica
* Gmajna
* Grič
* Gunclje
* Hradeckega Vas
* Hrastje
* Jarše
* Ježa
* Ježica
* Kamna Gorica
* Kleče
* Koseze
* Kozarje
* Laze
* Mala Vas
* Moste
* Nadgorica
* Obrije
* Podboršt
* Podgora
* Podgorica pri Črnučah
* Podutik
* Poljane (Šentvid District)
* Polje
* Pržan
* Rožna Dolina
* Rudnik
* Savlje
* Selo
* Šentjakob ob Savi
* Šentvid
* Slape
* Šmartno ob Savi
* Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro
* Sneberje
* Sostro
* Soteska
* Spodnja Hrušica
* Spodnja Šiška
* Spodnja Zadobrova
* Spodnji Kašelj
* Štepanja Vas
* Stožice
* Studenec
* Tacen
* Tomačevo
* Trata
* Vevče
* Vič
* Vižmarje
* Vodmat
* Vrhovci
* Zadvor
* Zalog
* Zapuže
* Zavoglje
* Zgornja Hrušica
* Zgornja Šiška
* Zgornja Zadobrova
* Zgornji Kašelj

History|

* Timeline

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