Bela, Kamnik Explained

Official Name:Bela
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 As Of:2002
Population Total:89
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2137°N 14.8594°W
Elevation M:473.8
Footnotes:[1]

Bela (pronounced as /sl/) 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

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

The local church above the settlement 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 30–31.
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 174.
  4. Web site: Bela . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 7, 2021.
  5. Mlinarič . Jože . Posest vetrinjskega samostana na Kranjskem (od leta 1147 do XVII. stoletja) . Zgodovinski časopis . 1981 . 35 . 1-2 . 116.
  6. http://www.slovenia.info/en/cerkev/Bela-nad-Motnikom.htm?cerkev=3502&lng=2 Slovenian Tourist Board site