Zasip
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Zasip is a village in the Bled
municipality in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
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There are three churches in and in the vicinity of the village.
The Parish Church
is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and was first mentioned in the 13th century. Its core is a gothic
building, although it was renovated to a large extent in the Baroque
style in 1778. The small church dedicated to Saint Catherine
is on Hom hill above Zasip. It is an old pilgrimage
church, dating from around 1400 with some early 16th century additions and 18th century renovations. The church dedicated to the Holy Trinity is in the part of the village called Sebenje. It is a late-Gothic building with Baroque ornamentation.
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
municipality in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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There are three churches in and in the vicinity of the village.
The Parish Church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and was first mentioned in the 13th century. Its core is a gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
building, although it was renovated to a large extent in the Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
style in 1778. The small church dedicated to Saint Catherine
Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...
is on Hom hill above Zasip. It is an old pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
church, dating from around 1400 with some early 16th century additions and 18th century renovations. The church dedicated to the Holy Trinity is in the part of the village called Sebenje. It is a late-Gothic building with Baroque ornamentation.