The Municipality of Domžale (, ) is a municipality in the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Domžale.
Geography
The municipality lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the Kamnik Bistrica River, which originates in these mountains. Its landscape is characterized by forested hills and agricultural plains.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Domžale, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Bišče
Brdo
Brezje pri Dobu
Brezovica pri Dobu
Češenik
Depala Vas
Dob
Dobovlje
Dolenje
Dragomelj
Goričica pri Ihanu
Gorjuša
Homec
Hudo
Ihan
Jasen
Kokošnje
Količevo
Kolovec
Krtina
Laze pri Domžalah
Mala Loka
Nožice
Podrečje
Prelog
Preserje pri Radomljah
Pšata
Rača
Račni Vrh
Radomlje
Rodica
Rova
Selo pri Ihanu
Šentpavel pri Domžalah
Škocjan
Škrjančevo
Spodnje Jarše
Srednje Jarše
Studenec pri Krtini
Sveta Trojica
Turnše
Vir
Zaboršt
Zagorica pri Rovah
Zalog pod Sveto Trojico
Žeje
Želodnik
Zgornje Jarše
Žiče
History
The remains of an ice-age hunter's dwelling found at Hag's Cave () in Gorjuša date to 15,000 BP. There is archaeological evidence of a pre-Roman Illyrian and Celtic settlement. Roman finds date to the time of the road connecting Aquileia, Æmona (today Ljubljana, and Celeia (today Celje). The area was first mentioned in documents dating to the 12th century. A local nobleman and owner of Krumperk Castle, Adam Ravbar, was a victor in the Battle of Sisak in 1593, in which the Ottoman army was defeated. Economic development accelerated in the 19th century with the industrialization of the local craft of plaiting straw.
References
Further reading
Bernik, Franc. Zgodovina fare Domžale, 2 vols. Kamnik, 1923; Groblje, 1939. Klobčar, Marjana. Občina Domžale (Etnološka topografija slovenskega etničnega ozemlja - 20. stoletje). Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete, 1989.