Bled is a town in northwestern Slovenia located on Lake Bled. It is a popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty, including the lake and Bled Castle overlooking it. The town began developing in the mid-19th century from surrounding villages. Today, Bled attracts visitors with its scenery and cultural attractions and is an important convention center and site for water sports and hiking in the nearby national park.

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2. Location
Bled is a town on Lake Bled in
the Upper Carniolan region of
northwestern Slovenia. It is the
administrative seat of
the Municipality of Bled. It is most
notable as a popular tourist
destination in the Upper
Carniola region and in Slovenia as
whole, attracting visitors from
abroad too.

3. • The etymology of the name is unknown and it is believed to be of pre-
Slavic origin.
• Bled is located on the southern foot of the Karawanks mountain range
near the border with Austria, about 50 km northwest of the state
capital Ljubljana.
• A settlement area since Mesolithic times, the present-day locality
probably arose about 600 during the Slavic settlement of the Eastern
Alps. After the Slavic principality of Carantania was conquered
by Frankish forces in 788, the area came under Bavarian influence.

5. • Today's town began to form in
the mid-19th century from the
villages of Grad, Mlino, Rečica,
Zagorice, and Želeče, which
were encircling the lake. At that
time, farmers started to sell the
land along the eastern lakeshore
to wealthy individuals for their
villas, and the villages of Grad,
Zagorice, and Želeče began to
merge. Bled was officially
recognised as a town in 1960.

6. Tourism
• Bled is known for the glacial Lake
Bled, which makes it a major
tourist attraction. Perched on a
rock overlooking the lake is the
iconic Bled Castle. The town is
also known in Slovenia for
its vanilla and cream pastry.

7. • Bled has been visited by
aristocratic guests from all
across the world. Today it is an
important convention centre
and tourist resort, offering a
wide range of sports activities
(golf, fishing, and horseback-
riding). It is a starting point
for mountain treks and hikes,
especially within nearby Triglav
National Park.

8. • A small island in the middle of
the lake is home to Assumption
of Mary Pilgrimage Church;
visitors frequently ring its bell for
good luck. Human traces
from prehistory have been found
on the island. Before the church
was built, there was a temple
consecrated to Živa, the Slavic
goddess of love and fertility.

9. Events
• Bled hosted the World Rowing
Championships for the fourth
time in history in 2011. It
previously hosted the
championships in 1966, 1979,
and 1989.
• In 1961 the Grand Hotel Toplice
in Bled was the site of one of the
most important international
tournaments in chess history.

10. • This village is very beautiful and very interesting,because it is
sourrounded by water. It is small,but a lot of tourists come here to see
the castle.
• I want to travel there soon.It is wonderful.
• I recommend this place for a holiday with family or friends.

11. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bled
• https://www.google.ro/search?q=bled&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa
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