Bohinjska Bela
Bohinjska Bela | |
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  Bohinjska Bela Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°20′23.87″N14°3′45.85″E/ 46.3399639°N 14.0627361°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Bled |
| Elevation | 477.8 m (1,567.6 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 545 |
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Bohinjska Bela(pronounced[bɔˈxiːnskaˈbeːla],German:Wocheiner Vellach[2]) is a village in theMunicipality of Bledin theUpper Carniolaregion ofSlovenia.
Geography
[edit]Bohinjska Bela lies on the left bank of theSava Bohinjka River,southwest ofBled.The oldest part of the settlement, locally known asSpodnja vasorDolenja vas('lower village'), is believed to be over a thousand years old. The main part of the village is known asZgornja vasorGorenja vas('upper village'). The train and bus stations are in the smallest part of the village, known locally as Podklanec. TheBohinjska Bela Barracks(with theSlovenian Military Mountain SchoolandMultinational Centre of Excellence for Mountain Warfare) is located here.
Name
[edit]Bohinjska Bela was attested in written sources asVelachin 1253 andVocheiner Velachin 1368, among other spellings.[3]
Church
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Saint Margaret's Church, dating from the 16th century, stands in the part of the settlement known asSpodnja vas.
References
[edit]- ^Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko(PDF).Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 150.
- ^"Bohinjska Bela".Slovenska historična topografija.ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa.RetrievedFebruary 22,2021.
External links
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Media related toBohinjska Belaat Wikimedia Commons- Bohinjska Bela on Geopedia
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