Bedenj Explained
| Official Name: | Bedenj |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | White Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Črnomelj |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 64 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.5374°N 15.2769°W |
| Elevation M: | 199.1 |
| Postal Code: | 8341 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Bedenj (pronounced as /sl/; de|Weidendorf[2]) is a small settlement on road from Črnomelj to Adlešiči in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Bedenj is the ancestral home of the American singer, musician, songwriter, and actor "Weird Al" Yankovic on his paternal grandfather's side, who was born there.[4] [5] [6]
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Notes and References
- http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
- http://www.crnomelj.si/ Črnomelj municipal site
- Web site: Frequently Asked Questions. "Weird Al" Yankovic official website . July 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150321162320/http://weirdal.com/archives/faq/. He grew up in Lynwood, California (a suburb of Los Angeles), although the hospital he was actually born in was in the neighboring town of Downey ... Al's grandparents on his father's side were Yugoslavian.. March 21, 2015. live.
- Book: Taufbuch . 1875–1902 . Adlešiči . 100 . November 26, 2022.
- Conrad . Harold . Guccione . Bob Jr. . August 1985 . The Glamorous Life Of Al Yankovic . . 1 . 4 . 48–50 . 0886-3032 . February 4, 2013 . It is of no minor coincidence that his parents are of Yugoslavian lineage and it so happens that Frankie Yankovic (no relation), known as the polka king and one of the best accordionists in the country, also happens to be a Yugoslav. A little chauvinism here..
