Študa
# Študa

Študa (pronounced; in older sources also Studa; German: Studa) is a former village that is now part of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Geography

Študa is a sprawling settlement south of the main core of Domžale. It lies along the lower reaches of Mlinščica Creek, a tributary of the Kamnik Bistrica. The soil in the area is sandy and the fields to the south are intensely cultivated.

## Name

Študa was mentioned in historical sources as Stude in a document from 1205 (in which a witness signed himself as Grifo de $Stude).^{:56}$

## History

Študa was the very first of the settlements comprising Domžale to be mentioned in historical sources, in $1205.^{:56}$ During the Middle Ages, the various farms in Študa were held in feud to a variety of estates (Smlednik, Bogenšperk, Križ, and Bokavce) and parishes (Mengeš and $Kamnik).^{:160}$ The region was affected by the plague around 1600, as evidenced by the Dimec plague column (Slovene: Dimčevo znamenje) dating from $1602.^{:167}$ The shrine stands west of the village along the road to $Dragomelj.^{:167}$ The farmers in Študa held common land until 1882, when it was $divided.^{:101}$ Along with Spodnje Domžale, Stob, and Zgornje Domžale, Študa was amalgamated into Domžale in 1925, ending its existence as an independent $settlement.^{:7}$ A radio transmitter capable of broadcasting across Slovenia was set up in the meadow west of Študa in 1928.

