Zasip (; ) is a village in the

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in the

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region of northwestern

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Name

Zasip was attested in written sources in 1075–90 as ''Zazib''. The name is derived from the prepositional phrase ''*za sipi'' 'behind the upper part of a

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slope', thus referring to the local geographical feature. In the local dialect, the settlement is known as ''Zâsp''.

Geography

The village is located about north of the

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town centre and Lake Bled, below the southern slopes of Hom Hill.

History

When the settlement was first mentioned in a 1075 deed, the area belonged to the Imperial

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. A parish was founded here in 1296. Today, there are three churches in the village. The parish church is dedicated to

Saint John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

was already mentioned in the 13th century. It was originally a Gothic building, although it was renovated to a large extent in the

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

style in 1778. A small church dedicated to Saint Catherine stands on Hom Hill above the village. It is an old pilgrimage church, dating from around 1400 with some early 16th-century additions and 18th-century renovations. A third church dedicated to the

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stands in the hamlet of Sebenje. It is a late-Gothic building with Baroque ornamentation.Bled municipal site
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References

External links

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Zasip on Geopedia
{{Bled Populated places in the Municipality of Bled