Predoslje Explained

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]

Name

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]

Church

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Predoslje include:

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, p. 56.
  3. http://www.kranj.si Kranj municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 415.
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 328.
  6. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/581DEB497233570AC12572030034F973?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site