The lake is of mixed glacial and tectonic origin. It is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) long and 1,380 m (4,530 ft) wide, with a maximum depth of 29.5 m (97 ft), and it has a small island. The lake lies in a picturesque environment, surrounded by mountains and forests.
Lake Bled was an important cult centre during the Bronze Age. Gold appliqués dating from the 13th-12th century BC were found in a deposit by the lake shore. The embossed decorations on the appliqués are thought to represent the solar and lunar years. Similar appliqués have been discovered in Switzerland, Bavaria and Hungary, mainly in Bronze Age fortified settlements and in the graves of wealthy women.[1]
Medieval Bled Castle stands above the lake on the north shore and has a museum.[2] The Zaka Valley lies at the west end of the lake.
Sunrise at Lake Bled. The church on Bled Island has a 52-meter (171 ft) tower.
The lake surrounds Bled Island (Blejski otok). The island has several buildings, the main one being the pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja), built in its current form near the end of the 17th century. It is decorated with remains of Gothicfrescos from around 1470 in the chancel, and with rich Baroque furnishing.[8]
The church has a 52 m (171 ft) tower and there is a Baroque stairway dating from 1655 with 99 stone steps leading up to the building. The church is frequently visited and weddings are held there regularly. Traditionally it is considered good luck for the groom to carry his bride up the steps on the day of their wedding before ringing the bell and making a wish inside the church.
A modern pletna shows tourists around the lake.
The traditional transportation to Bled Island is a wooden boat known as a pletna.[9] The word pletna is a borrowing from Bavarian German Plätten 'flat-bottomed boat'.[10] Some sources claim the pletna was used in Lake Bled as early as AD 1150, but most historians date the first boats to AD 1590.[11]
Similar in shape to Italian gondolas, a pletna seats 20 passengers. Modern boats are still made by hand and are recognizable by their colorful awnings. Pletna oarsman employ the stehrudder technique to propel and navigate boats across the lake using two oars. The role of the oarsman dates back to 1740, when Maria Theresa of Austria granted 22 local families exclusive rights to ferry religious pilgrims across Lake Bled to worship on Bled Island.[12] The profession is still restricted. Many modern oarsmen descend directly from the original 22 families.[13]
GastronomyEdit
The area's culinary specialty, a cream pastry (kremna rezina or kremšnita 'Cremeschnitte'), was designated a protected dish of designated origin in 2016 by the Slovene government.[14] Slovene cream pastries date back to the Habsburg era.[15] The current "official" recipe was created in 1953 by Ištvan Lukačević, the former manager of the Hotel Park's patisserie.[16]
There is an annual festival dedicated to the pastry. It is estimated that 12 million cream pastries have been prepared at the Hotel Park's patisserie over the last 60 years.[17]
GalleryEdit
Bled Island with the church (left) and Bled Castle (right)
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External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Bled.
Bled island website (in Slovene)
Lake Bled Tourism (in English)
October 17, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lake Bled news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lake Bled Slovene Blejsko jezero German Bleder See Veldeser See is a lake in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia where it adjoins the town of Bled The area is a tourist destination The lake is 35 km 22 mi from Ljubljana International Airport and 55 km 34 mi from the capital city Ljubljana Lake Bled is 4 2 km 2 6 mi from the Lesce Bled train station Lake BledLake Bled seen from Little Osojnica HillLake BledLocationJulian AlpsCoordinates46 21 52 N 14 05 41 E 46 36444 N 14 09472 E 46 36444 14 09472Native nameBlejsko jezero Slovene Primary inflowsNatural springs MiscaPrimary outflowsJezernicaBasin countriesSloveniaMax length2 120 m 6 960 ft Max width1 380 m 4 530 ft Surface area1 45 km2 0 56 sq mi Max depth29 5 m 97 ft Water volume0 0257 km3 0 0062 cu mi Surface elevation475 m 1 558 ft IslandsBled IslandSettlementsBled Contents 1 Geography and history 2 Bled Island 3 Gastronomy 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography and history EditThe lake is of mixed glacial and tectonic origin It is 2 120 m 6 960 ft long and 1 380 m 4 530 ft wide with a maximum depth of 29 5 m 97 ft and it has a small island The lake lies in a picturesque environment surrounded by mountains and forests Lake Bled was an important cult centre during the Bronze Age Gold appliques dating from the 13th 12th century BC were found in a deposit by the lake shore The embossed decorations on the appliques are thought to represent the solar and lunar years Similar appliques have been discovered in Switzerland Bavaria and Hungary mainly in Bronze Age fortified settlements and in the graves of wealthy women 1 Medieval Bled Castle stands above the lake on the north shore and has a museum 2 The Zaka Valley lies at the west end of the lake The World Rowing Championships were held at Lake Bled in 1966 1979 1989 and 2011 3 4 5 6 For centuries Europeans have flocked to the shores of Lake Bled to enjoy recreation but also the medicinal benefits Emperor Henry II ruler of the Holy Roman Empire enjoyed the lake so much that he built Bled Castle in 1004 to confer it as an estate Today the castle is a popular tourist attraction 7 Bled Island Edit nbsp Sunrise at Lake Bled The church on Bled Island has a 52 meter 171 ft tower The lake surrounds Bled Island Blejski otok The island has several buildings the main one being the pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja built in its current form near the end of the 17th century It is decorated with remains of Gothic frescos from around 1470 in the chancel and with rich Baroque furnishing 8 The church has a 52 m 171 ft tower and there is a Baroque stairway dating from 1655 with 99 stone steps leading up to the building The church is frequently visited and weddings are held there regularly Traditionally it is considered good luck for the groom to carry his bride up the steps on the day of their wedding before ringing the bell and making a wish inside the church nbsp A modern pletna shows tourists around the lake The traditional transportation to Bled Island is a wooden boat known as a pletna 9 The word pletna is a borrowing from Bavarian German Platten flat bottomed boat 10 Some sources claim the pletna was used in Lake Bled as early as AD 1150 but most historians date the first boats to AD 1590 11 Similar in shape to Italian gondolas a pletna seats 20 passengers Modern boats are still made by hand and are recognizable by their colorful awnings Pletna oarsman employ the stehrudder technique to propel and navigate boats across the lake using two oars The role of the oarsman dates back to 1740 when Maria Theresa of Austria granted 22 local families exclusive rights to ferry religious pilgrims across Lake Bled to worship on Bled Island 12 The profession is still restricted Many modern oarsmen descend directly from the original 22 families 13 Gastronomy EditThe area s culinary specialty a cream pastry kremna rezina or kremsnita Cremeschnitte was designated a protected dish of designated origin in 2016 by the Slovene government 14 Slovene cream pastries date back to the Habsburg era 15 The current official recipe was created in 1953 by Istvan Lukacevic the former manager of the Hotel Park s patisserie 16 There is an annual festival dedicated to the pastry It is estimated that 12 million cream pastries have been prepared at the Hotel Park s patisserie over the last 60 years 17 Gallery Edit nbsp Bled Island with the church left and Bled Castle right nbsp Bled Island nbsp Bled Island with Bled Castle behind nbsp Gold appliques from Lake Bled Late Bronze Age 13th 12th century BC 18 See also EditTourism in SloveniaReferences Edit Two appliques National Museum of Slovenia 2022 These extraordinary appliques were part of treasures deposited in the Bronze Age as an offering to gods on the shore of Lake Bled The prestigious gold appliques also indicate that the lake was an important centre of a cult Similar appliques have been discovered in Switzerland Bavaria and Hungary mainly in Bronze Age fortified settlements and in the graves of wealthy women The ornamentation bears markings of the solar and lunar year Lake Bled Castle https safarinomad com lake bled castle 1966 Bled World Rowing Championships Australian Rowing History www rowinghistory aus info Retrieved 2022 05 25 1979 Bled World Championships Australian Rowing History 2014 10 21 Archived from the original on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 2022 05 25 World Rowing 1989 World Rowing Championships Blejsko jezero Bled Slovenia World Rowing Retrieved 2022 05 25 permanent dead link 2011 World Rowing Championships Overview worldrowing com 2016 03 19 Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 2022 05 25 All You Need To Know To Visit Bled Castle In Slovenia Travel Slovenia TRAVELSLOVENIA ORG All You Need To Know To Visit Slovenia Retrieved 2022 05 25 Kermavnar Simona Turk Matija Podruznicna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja na Otoku na Bledu Assumption Chapel of Ease on the Island in Bled In Smid Hribar Mateja Golez Gregor Podjed Dan Kladnik Drago Erhartic Bojan Pavlin Primoz Ines Jerele eds Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediscine na Slovenskem DEDI Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia in Slovenian Retrieved 23 April 2013 The Pletna boat Bled www bled si Retrieved 2018 10 24 Snoj Marko 2003 Slovenski etimoloski slovar 2 ed Ljubljana Modrijan p 527 ISBN 961 6465 37 6 The Pletna boat Bled www bled si Retrieved 2018 10 24 Sims Davy 2018 Bled Slovenia Firsthand Guides p 137 ISBN 9781977025357 The Pletna boat Bled www bled si Retrieved 2018 10 24 A Slovenian resort is synonymous with a cream cake Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal MMC RTV Slovenija www rtvslo si Retrieved 2018 10 24 Lake Bled Cream Cake A Confection Straight from the Storybooks 2015 10 02 Retrieved 2018 10 24 d o o Renderspace d o o amp AV studio The original Bled cream cake Sava Hotels amp Resorts www sava hotels resorts com Retrieved 2018 10 24 A Slovenian resort is synonymous with a cream cake Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal MMC RTV Slovenija www rtvslo si Retrieved 2018 10 24 Two appliques National Museum of Slovenia 2022 These extraordinary appliques were part of treasures deposited in the Bronze Age as an offering to gods on the shore of Lake Bled The prestigious gold appliques also indicate that the lake was an important centre of a cult Similar appliques have been discovered in Switzerland Bavaria and Hungary mainly in Bronze Age fortified settlements and in the graves of wealthy women The ornamentation bears markings of the solar and lunar year External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Bled Bled island website in Slovene Lake Bled Tourism in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Bled amp oldid 1168241914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
