Bedenj

Bedenj
Bedenj is located in Slovenia
Bedenj
Bedenj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′14.72″N 15°16′36.98″E / 45.5374222°N 15.2769389°E / 45.5374222; 15.2769389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total
1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation
199.1 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
64
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
8341

Bedenj (pronounced [ˈbədən]; German: Weidendorf) is a small settlement on road from Črnomelj to Adlešiči in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Bedenj is the ancestral home of the American singer, musician, songwriter, and actor "Weird Al" Yankovic on his paternal grandfather's side, who was born there.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Črnomelj municipal site
  4. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". "Weird Al" Yankovic official website. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015. He grew up in Lynwood, California (a suburb of Los Angeles), although the hospital he was actually born in was in the neighboring town of Downey ... Al's grandparents on his father's side were Yugoslavian.
  5. ↑ Taufbuch. Adlešiči. 1875–1902. p. 100. Retrieved November 26, 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Conrad, Harold (August 1985). Guccione, Bob Jr. (ed.). "The Glamorous Life Of Al Yankovic". Spin. Vol. 1, no. 4. pp. 48–50. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved February 4, 2013. It is of no minor coincidence that his parents are of Yugoslavian lineage and it so happens that Frankie Yankovic (no relation), known as the polka king and one of the best accordionists in the country, also happens to be a Yugoslav. A little chauvinism here.