Bela Peč () is a small
dispersed settlement in the
Municipality of Kamnik in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Bela Peč'' means 'white cliff' and refers to Podbevšek Cliff (''Podbevška peč'', ), which rises at the north end of the settlement. Toponyms containing the common noun ''peč'' 'cliff' are common in Slovenia.
Other examples include the nearby villages of
Sovinja Peč
Sovinja Peč (, in older sources also ''Sovina Peč'' and ''Savinja Peč'', german: Sawinapetsch) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills immediately south of the Črnivec Pass in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of S ...
(literally, 'owl cliff') and
Vranja Peč
Vranja Peč (; german: Rabensberg) is a small settlement in the hills above the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
The parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Chr ...
(literally, 'raven cliff').
Geography
Bela Peč is a scattered village below Podbevšek Cliff, which rises above the Toman Pasture (''Tomanova planina'') to the north. The settlement consists of the hamlets and isolated farms of Osredkar, Podbevšek, Kočevo, and Šmonkar. There is road access to the village from the
Tuhinj Valley via
Snovik and
Sela pri Kamniku. There are fields on the southern slopes below Podbevšek Cliff; they are steep and loamy, and difficult to cultivate.
History
Because of the difficult agricultural conditions in the village, livestock breeding (cattle and especially sheep) dominated in the past. During the Second World War, the
Partisans operated a courier station in the village to maintain connections between
Upper Carniola and
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. There was an engagement between the Partisans' Kamnik Company and German forces at the Osredkar farm in May 1942, and a Partisan hospital operated above the farm from March to October 1944. Water mains were installed in the village in 1968.
References
External links
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Bela Peč on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik
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