Žale (, in older sources also ''Žalje'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. german: Sallenberg) is a former settlement in the

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in central

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. It is now part of the town of

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Geography

Žale lies northwest of Kamnik, in a valley south of the road to

Tunjice Tunjice (; german: Theinitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills ( sl, Tunjiško griče ...

. It includes Kamnik's town cemetery.

Name

Žale was attested in historical sources as ''Saͤldenperg'' in 1309, ''Seldenperg'' in 1459, ''Sellenberg'' in 1491, and ''Selenperg'' in 1496.

History

Žale was annexed by Kamnik in 1934, ending its existence as an independent settlement.''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 184.

Church

Saint Joseph's Church in Žale was built from 1677 to 1688. It was remodeled in the Baroque style in the first half or the 18th century by Maximilian Leopold Rasp (1673–1742), who also laid out the cemetery in Žale.

References

External links

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Žale on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik Former settlements in Slovenia {{Kamnik-geo-stub