Nadlesk

Nadlesk
Village
1914 postcard of Nadlesk
Nadlesk Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′15.31″N 14°27′58.04″E / 45.7042528°N 14.4661222°ECoordinates: 45°42′15.31″N 14°27′58.04″E / 45.7042528°N 14.4661222°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Loška Dolina
Area
• Total	8.97 km^2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation	580.3 m (1,903.9 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	154
[1]

Nadlesk (pronounced [naˈdlɛsk]) is a village south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2] The settlement includes the hamlets of Hrib, Sredi Vasi (Slovene: Sredi vasi), and Kot.^[3]

History

On the hill above Nadlesk there are the remains of a Roman fortification and the settlement below it. Almost the entire village burned down in 1932, after which new houses were built. During the Second World War, Allied aircraft landed near Nadlesk to supply Partisan forces with weapons and to evacuate the wounded.^[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Gertrude (Slovene: sveta Jedrt) and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.^[4] It has an coffered painted wooden ceiling from 1723 and frescoes dating to 1511.^[5][3] The frescoes are the work of Tomaž of Senj (fl. ca. 1511). The church's carved wooden head of John the Baptist dates to the 13th century and is the oldest object of its type in Europe; the artwork is now held by the National Gallery in Ljubljana.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Nadlesk include:

• Jože Žnidaršič (1890), storyteller and photographer^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Loška Dolina municipal site
3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 50.
4. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
5. Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (Slovene)

External links

• Nadlesk on Geopedia