Bašelj (; german: Baschel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Preddvor The Municipality of Preddvor (; sl, Občina Preddvor) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Preddvor. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subd ...

in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Bašelj was attested in historical sources as ''Uasche'' in 1156, ''Vaschel'' in 1395, ''Baysch'' in 1484, and ''Baschel'' in 1488, among other spellings.

Church

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. "Laurel wreath, laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, perse ...

and contains 15th-century

fresco Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...

s.Sveti Lovrenc above Bašelj on Hribi.net
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References

External links

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Bašelj on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Preddvor {{Preddvor-geo-stub