Geography
Bohinjska Bela lies on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka, Sava Bohinjka River, southwest of Bled. The oldest part of the settlement, locally known as ''Spodnja vas'' or ''Dolenja vas'' ('lower village'), is believed to be over a thousand years old. The main part of the village is known as ''Zgornja vas'' or ''Gorenja vas'' ('upper village'). The train and bus stations are in the smallest part of the village, known locally as Podklanec. The Bohinjska Bela Barracks (with the Slovenian Military Mountain School and Multinational Centre of Excellence for Mountain Warfare) is located here.Name
Bohinjska Bela was attested in written sources as ''Velach'' in 1253 and ''Vocheiner Velach'' in 1368, among other spellings.Church
Margaret the Virgin, Saint Margaret's Church, dating from the 16th-century, stands in the part of the village known as ''Spodnja vas''.References
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