| Spodnja Bela | |
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  Spodnja Bela Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′39.14″N14°23′15.43″E / 46.2942056°N 14.3876194°E Coordinates: 46°17′39.14″N14°23′15.43″E / 46.2942056°N 14.3876194°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Preddvor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 457.9 m (1,502.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 82 |
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Spodnja Bela (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ˈbeːla] ; German : Untervellach [2] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. [3]
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
The Municipality of Preddvor is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Preddvor. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subdivided into the municipalities of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Kranj, Naklo, Preddvor, and Šenčur. The municipality was reduced in size on 7 August 1998 by the creation of the Municipality of Jezersko from its territory.
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. It has around 300,000 inhabitants or 14% of the population of Slovenia.
