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.] ) is a former settlement in the
Municipality of Kamnik in central
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It is now part of the town of
Kamnik
Kamnik (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is the ninth-largest town of Slovenia, located in t ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
Geography
Žale lies northwest of Kamnik, in a valley south of the road to
Tunjice. 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
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