Belo () is a small settlement in the

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in the

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region of

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. In the past it was known as ''Nawelim'' in German.

Name

Belo was attested in historical documents as ''Weizzenperg'' in 1364, and as ''Wela'', ''Nabela'', and ''Vnnderwela'' in 1498, among other spellings.

Cultural heritage

Several structures in Belo are registered as cultural heritage: *The farm at Belo no. 1, known as the Lenart farm ( sl, pr' Lenart), consists of a single-story stone house with a 16th-century foundation; the year 1858 is carved into the door casing. There is a cottage bearing the year 1827; this was a building used by a retired farmer that continued to live on the farm. Other structures include a granary with a cellar, a stone barn with a mow, a beehouse, a fruit-drying shed, and a hayrack.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 9999 There is also a plaque on the house commemorating the communist people's hero

Lizika Jančar Elizabeta "Lizika" Jančar (nom de guerre Majda) (27 October 1919 – 20 March 1943)Traven, Terezija. 1990."Jančar, Lizika." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'' vol. 4, pp. 262–263. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 296. was a Slovene Partisan. Life ...

(a.k.a. Majda; 1919–1943), who was shot in Belo on 20 March 1943. *The house at Belo no. 2 stands on the eastern edge of the settlement, east of the farm at Belo no. 1. It is a two-story stone house from the end of the 20th century completely reconstructed from older architectural elements brought from elsewhere, including a door casing from green

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, window casings, and beamed ceilings.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 16290 File:Belo Slovenia - Plaque.JPG, Plaque commemorating

(1919–1943)

References

External links

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Belo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub