Bašelj

Bašelj
Bašelj

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°18′55.52″N 14°24′5.54″E / 46.3154222°N 14.4015389°E / 46.3154222; 14.4015389Coordinates: 46°18′55.52″N 14°24′5.54″E / 46.3154222°N 14.4015389°E / 46.3154222; 14.4015389
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Preddvor
Area
  Total 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation 552.9 m (1,814.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 315
[1]

Bašelj (pronounced [ˈbaːʃəl]; German: Baschel[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and contains 15th-century frescos.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
  3. Preddvor municipal site
  4. Sveti Lovrenc above Bašelj on Hribi.net

External links

St. Lawrence's Church in Bašelj


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