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{{Distinguish|text = [[Fusine in Valromana]], also known as Bela Peč in Slovene}}
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'''Bela Peč''' ({{IPA|sl|ˈbeːla ˈpeːtʃ|pron}}) is a small [[dispersed settlement]] in the [[Municipality of Kamnik]] in the [[Upper Carniola]] region of [[Slovenia]].
==Name==
The name ''Bela Peč'' means 'white cliff' and refers to Podbevšek Cliff (''Podbevška peč'', {{convert|1190|m|sp=us|disp=or}}), which rises at the north end of the settlement. Toponyms containing the common noun ''peč'' 'cliff' are common in Slovenia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=302}}</ref> Other examples include the nearby villages of [[Sovinja Peč]] (literally, 'owl cliff') and [[Vranja Peč]] (literally, 'raven cliff').
==Geography==
Bela Peč is a scattered village below Podbevšek Cliff, which rises above the Toman Pasture (''Tomanova planina'') to the north. The settlement consists of the hamlets and isolated farms of Osredkar, Podbevšek, Kočevo, and Šmonkar. There is road access to the village from the [[Tuhinj Valley]] via [[Snovik]] and [[Sela pri Kamniku]]. There are fields on the southern slopes below Podbevšek Cliff; they are steep and loamy, and difficult to cultivate.<ref name="Savnik">{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 |date=1971 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |page=174}}</ref>
==History==
Because of the difficult agricultural conditions in the village, livestock breeding (cattle and especially sheep) dominated in the past. During the Second World War, the [[Yugoslav Partisans|Partisans]] operated a courier station in the village to maintain connections between [[Upper Carniola]] and [[Styria]]. There was an engagement between the Partisans' Kamnik Company and German forces at the Osredkar farm in May 1942, and a Partisan hospital operated above the farm from March to October 1944. Water mains were installed in the village in 1968.<ref name="Savnik"/>
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{commons category-inline|Bela Peč}}
*[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:3512_x1638425.6694624429_y5819633.164614956_s14_b2345 Bela Peč on Geopedia]
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[[Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik]]
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