Bela, Kamnik
Bela | |
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  Bela Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′49.3″N 14°51′33.76″E / 46.213694°N 14.8593778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Elevation | 473.8 m (1,554 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 89 |
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Bela (pronounced [ˈbeːla]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Sveti Miklavž (German: Sankt Nikolaus),[2] Bela, Mala Ravan (German: Kleinraun),[2] Nadlisnik, Reber (in older sources also Rebro),[2] Slopi, and Vodlan (German: Wodlan).[2][3]
Name
[edit]Bela was attested as Uelach in 1229 and Velach in 1243, among other spellings.[4][5] Locally, the settlement is also known as Špitalska Bela (i.e., Bela near Špitalič).[3]
Church
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The local church above the settlement, in the former village of Reber, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and is an example of a village chapel of ease with a star-vaulted sanctuary, dating to the 15th century.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 3 4 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 30–31.
- 1 2 Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 174.
- ↑ "Bela". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ Mlinarič, Jože (1981). "Posest vetrinjskega samostana na Kranjskem (od leta 1147 do XVII. stoletja)". Zgodovinski časopis. 35 (1–2): 116.
- ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board site
External links
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Media related to Bela at Wikimedia Commons- Bela on Geopedia
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