Želeče
Želeče | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Coordinates: 46°21′54″N 14°06′31″E / 46.36500°N 14.10861°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Bled |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Želeče (pronounced [ʒɛˈleːtʃɛ], formerly Bled–Želeče;[2] German: Schalkendorf[3][4][5][6]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Bled in northwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Bled.[7] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.
Geography
[edit]Želeče lies in the southern part of Bled, above the southeastern shore of Lake Bled. It is located southwest of the former village of Zagorice.[1][7] There is a cable lift from the southern part of Želeče to Straža Hill (elevation: 646 meters (2,119 ft)).[7]
Name
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/%C5%BDele%C4%8De_Slovenia_-_sign.jpg/200px-%C5%BDele%C4%8De_Slovenia_-_sign.jpg)
Želeče was attested in written sources as Zilecca between 1070 and 1090, Schalchendorf in 1253, Zelleczach in 1366, and Ze Lëtschach in 1380, among other spellings.[8] After the Second World War, it was also known as Bled–Želeče.[2]
History
[edit]Želeče had a population of 84 living in 21 houses in 1869,[3] 99 in 30 houses in 1880,[4] 116 in 31 houses in 1890,[5] 149 in 50 houses in 1900,[6] and 253 in 70 houses in 1931.[1] Želeče was merged with other villages to create the town of Bled in 1960, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[2][9] By the late 1960s, extensive vacation housing had been built in the Dindol Valley southeast of Želeče.[7]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in Želeče include the following:
- Thomas Christan (1735–1800), physician[7][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. pp. 530–531.
- ^ a b c "Odredba o združitvi nekaterih naselij v občini Bled". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 17 (33): 423. October 27, 1960. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 71.
- ^ a b Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 106.
- ^ a b Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 98.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 146.
- ^ a b c d e Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 277–278.
- ^ "Želeče". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 6, 122.
- ^ Arzenšek, Dušan (1989). Bled. Ljubljana: TDS SKD Feniks. p. 200.
- ^ Liber baptizatorum. Bled. 1730–1740. p. 83. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Želeče at Wikimedia Commons
- Želeče on Geopedia