Žale, Kamnik Explained

Official Name:Žale
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kamnik
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2292°N 14.6003°W
Elevation M:466

Žale (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʒaːlɛ/, in older sources also Žalje,[1] German: Sallenberg[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in central Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Kamnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Žale lies northwest of Kamnik, in a valley south of the road to Tunjice. It includes Kamnik's town cemetery.[2]

Name

Žale was attested in historical sources as Saͤldenperg in 1309, Seldenperg in 1459, Sellenberg in 1491, and Selenperg in 1496.[3]

History

Žale was annexed by Kamnik in 1934, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[2] [4]

Church

Saint Joseph's Church in Žale was built from 1677 to 1688. It was remodeled in the Baroque style in the first half or the 18th century by Maximilian Leopold Rasp (1673–1742), who also laid out the cemetery in Žale.[2] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27.
  2. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 179–182.
  3. Web site: Žale . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . January 18, 2020.
  4. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 184.
  5. Book: Šerbelj . Ferdinand . Sv. Primož nad Kamnikom . 1995 . Author . Kamnik.
  6. Web site: Andrejka . Rudolf . Miklavčič . Maks . Rasp, Maksimilijan Leopold (1673–1742) . Slovenska biografija . January 18, 2021.