Želeče
Želeče | |
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  Želeče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°21′54″N14°06′31″E/ 46.36500°N 14.10861°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Bled |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Želeče(pronounced[ʒɛˈleːtʃɛ],formerlyBled–Želeče;[2]German:Schalkendorf[3][4][5][6]) is a former settlement in theMunicipality of Bledin northwesternSlovenia.It is now part of the town ofBled.[7]The area is part of the traditional region ofUpper Carniolaand is now included with the rest of the municipality in theUpper Carniola Statistical Region.
Geography
[edit]Želeče lies in the southern part of Bled, above the southeastern shore ofLake Bled.It is located southwest of the former village ofZagorice.[1][7]There is a cable lift from the southern part of Želeče to Straža Hill (elevation: 646 meters (2,119 ft)).[7]
Name
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Želeče was attested in written sources asZileccabetween 1070 and 1090,Schalchendorfin 1253,Zelleczachin 1366, andZe Lëtschachin 1380, among other spellings.[8]After the Second World War, it was also known asBled–Želeče.[2]
History
[edit]Želeče had a population of 84 living in 21 houses in 1869,[3]99 in 30 houses in 1880,[4]116 in 31 houses in 1890,[5]149 in 50 houses in 1900,[6]and 253 in 70 houses in 1931.[1]Želeče was merged with other villages to create the town of Bled in 1960, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[2][9]By the late 1960s, extensive vacation housing had been built in the Dindol Valley southeast of Želeče.[7]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in Želeče include the following:
- Thomas Christan(1735–1800), physician[7][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^abcKrajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine.Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. pp. 530–531.
- ^abc"Odredba o združitvi nekaterih naselij v občini Bled".Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije.17(33): 423. October 27, 1960.RetrievedApril 27,2024.
- ^abOrts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain(PDF).Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 71.
- ^abSpecial-Orts-Repertorium von Krain(PDF).Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 106.
- ^abSpecial-Orts-Repertorium von Krain(PDF).Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 98.
- ^abLeksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko(PDF).Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 146.
- ^abcdeSavnik, Roman (1968).Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1.Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 277–278.
- ^"Želeče".Slovenska historična topografija.ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa.RetrievedApril 26,2020.
- ^Marinković, Dragan (1991).Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990(PDF).Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 6, 122.
- ^Arzenšek, Dušan (1989).Bled.Ljubljana: TDS SKD Feniks. p. 200.
- ^Liber baptizatorum.Bled. 1730–1740. p. 83.RetrievedApril 27,2024.
External links
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Media related toŽelečeat Wikimedia Commons- Želeče on Geopedia
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