Žale, Kamnik

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
466 m (1,529 ft)
Žale
Žale is located in Slovenia
Žale
Žale
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′45″N 14°36′01″E / 46.22917°N 14.60028°E / 46.22917; 14.60028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKamnik
Elevation
466 m (1,529 ft)

Žale (pronounced [ˈʒaːlɛ], in older sources also Žalje,[1] German: Sallenberg[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in central Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Kamnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Žale lies northwest of Kamnik, in a valley south of the road to Tunjice. It includes Kamnik's town cemetery.[2]

Name

Žale was attested in historical sources as Saͤldenperg in 1309, Seldenperg in 1459, Sellenberg in 1491, and Selenperg in 1496.[3]

History

Žale was annexed by Kamnik in 1934, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[2][4]

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