Predoslje (; german: Predassel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a

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in the Municipality of Kranj in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

region of

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. The territory of the village includes Brdo Castle.

Name

Predoslje was attested in written sources in 1304 as ''Prerazel'' (and as ''Prerazzel'' in 1308, ''Prerassel'' in 1437, and ''Predoſlau'' in 1689, among other names). The name may originate from the form ''*Prěrosľane'' 'people living by a natural bridge or passage' (< ''*prěrǫslo'' 'passage'), referring to a natural geographical feature, or from the

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''*Prědoslъ'', referring to an early inhabitant of the place.

Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sixtus.Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
/ref> It dates from 1882 and its architecture includes Baroque and pseudo-Romantic features. The altar painting is by

Ivan Franke Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

(1841–1927), the painting of the Virgin Mary is by

Janez Wolf Janez may refer to: People: * Janez (given name), a Slovene given name * Janež, a Slovene surname In music: *Janez Detd., a Belgian rock band May also refer to a semi-pejorative term used in the Croatian North and beyond for Slovenes The S ...

(1825–1884), and the wall paintings are by

Matija Bradaška Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs * Matija Antun Relković ...

(1852–1915).

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Predoslje include: *

Cene Malovrh Cene may refer to: People * Cene Marković, Serbian commander * Cene Prevc (born 1996), Slovenian ski jumper * Charles Le Cène (1647?–1703), French controversialist * Ilhami Çene (born 1909), Turkish fencer * Michel-Charles Le Cène (1684� ...

(1915–2000), geographer and hiking specialist * Matevž Ravnikar (a.k.a. Poženčan) (1802–1864), poet and collector of ethnographic material

Gallery

File:Postcard of Predoslje.jpg, Historical postcard of Predoslje

References

External links

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Predoslje on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj {{Kranj-geo-stub