Official Name: | Predoslje |
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: | Upper Carniola |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kranj |
Area Total Km2: | 4.04 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 966 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.2613°N 14.3821°W |
Elevation M: | 407.4 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Predoslje (pronounced as /sl/; German: Predassel[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] The territory of the village includes Brdo Castle.[4]
Predoslje was attested in written sources in 1304 as Prerazel (and as Prerazzel in 1308, Prerassel in 1437, and Predoſlau in 1689, among other names). The name may originate from the form *Prěrosľane 'people living by a natural bridge or passage' (< *prěrǫslo 'passage'), referring to a natural geographical feature, or from the hypocorism *Prědoslъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[5]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sixtus.[6] It dates from 1882 and its architecture includes Baroque and pseudo-Romantic features. The altar painting is by Ivan Franke (1841–1927), the painting of the Virgin Mary is by Janez Wolf (1825–1884), and the wall paintings are by Matija Bradaška (1852–1915).[4]
Notable people that were born or lived in Predoslje include: