Studenec (pronounced [stuˈdɛːnəts]; German: Studenz,[2] in older sources Kaltenbrunn[3]) is a formerly independent settlement in the southeast part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.

[2][6] During the construction of the Austrian Southern Railway, Urnfield culture artifacts were discovered in Studenec, testifying to early settlement of the area.

In the first half of the 16th century, a district council with six halls belonging to the lesser nobility stood in Studenec.

In 1875, at the initiative of the physician Karel Bleiweis (1834–1909), the Carniolan Assembly purchased the Krisper Menagerie (Slovene: Krisperjev zverinjak, German: Thiergarten[7]) in the southern part of Studenec in order to build a psychiatric hospital.

[1] On 12 September 1933 a passenger airplane crashed in Studenec with the loss of eight lives;[8] the event is commemorated with a plaque.