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Bela Peč
Bela PečLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′44.01″N 14°43′9.26″E / 46.2455583°N 14.7192389°E / 46.2455583; 14.7192389
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Kamnik
Elevation	777.3 m (2,550.2 ft)
Population
• Total	26

Bela Peč (pronounced [ˈbeːla ˈpeːtʃ]) 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, 1,190 meters or 3,900 feet), 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 (literally, 'owl cliff') and Vranja Peč (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. 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

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 302.
3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 174.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Bela Peč at Wikimedia Commons
• Bela Peč on Geopedia

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Settlements	Administrative seat: Kamnik Current Bela Bela Peč Bistričica Brezje nad Kamnikom Briše Buč Češnjice v Tuhinju Cirkuše v Tuhinju Črna pri Kamniku Črni Vrh v Tuhinju Gabrovnica Godič Golice Gozd Gradišče v Tuhinju Hrib pri Kamniku Hruševka Jeranovo Kališe Kamniška Bistrica Klemenčevo Kostanj Košiše Kregarjevo Krivčevo Kršič Laniše Laseno Laze v Tuhinju Liplje Loke v Tuhinju Mali Hrib Mali Rakitovec Markovo Mekinje Motnik Nevlje Okrog pri Motniku Okroglo Oševek Pirševo Podbreg Podgorje Podhruška Podjelše Podlom Podstudenec Poljana Poreber Potok Potok v Črni Praproče v Tuhinju Pšajnovica Ravne pri Šmartnem Rožično Rudnik pri Radomljah Sela pri Kamniku Sidol Šmarca Šmartno v Tuhinju Smrečje v Črni Snovik Soteska Sovinja Peč Špitalič Spodnje Palovče Spodnje Stranje Srednja Vas pri Kamniku Stahovica Stara Sela Stebljevek Stolnik Studenca Trebelno pri Palovčah Trobelno Tučna Tunjice Tunjiška Mlaka Vaseno Velika Lašna Velika Planina Veliki Hrib Veliki Rakitovec Vir pri Nevljah Vodice nad Kamnikom Volčji Potok Vranja Peč Vrhpolje pri Kamniku Žaga Zagorica nad Kamnikom Zajasovnik Zakal Zavrh pri Črnivcu Zduša Zgornje Palovče Zgornje Stranje Zgornji Motnik Zgornji Tuhinj Znojile Žubejevo Županje Njive Former Bakovnik Dolina Duplica Fužine Jastroblje Mala Ravan Nadlistnik Nova Ravan Novi Trg Perovo Peteržilje Reber Slape Spodnji Okrog Žale Zaprice Zgornji Okrog
Landmarks	Big Pasture Plateau Kamnik Bistrica Valley Kamnik Parish Church Little Castle Menina Pasture Plateau Nevljica Snovik Spa St. Primus' Church Tuhinj Valley Tunjice Natural Health Resort Volčji Potok Arboretum Zaprice Castle
Notable people	Fran Albreht France Balantič Rudolf Maister Francis Xavier Pierz Jakob Savinšek

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