ZASIP LOCAL COMMUNITY

Zasip, Sebenje 17
4260 Bled

President: Aljaž Vidic

Until 1973, Zasip was under the jurisdiction of the Bled District Municipality, formerly governed by the Municipality of Radovljica. The locals, however, aspired to more independence when it came to the development of their home village. Up to 1973, the village’s population was just over 700. The number of inhabitants later increased, and hamlets like Polje, Dolina, Pod hribom, and Ledina appeared. The roads leading to Zasip were paved by 1980. Today, Zasip Local Community, which covers 4.9km², is called home by 1064 villagers.

Zasip, Stagne 8
4260 Bled

Parish Priest: Matija Selan

Zasip parish is one of the oldest parishes in the area. It was most likely founded before 1004 as a proprietary parish, and later taken over by the Lambergar family, who in 1296 already owned the right to appoint priests. The Church of St John the Baptist was already the centre of the autonomous parish under the Patriarchate of Aquileia during that time. Up to 1787, Zasip Parish covered only the area of Zasip and Mužje, with the churches of St John the Baptist and St Catherine on Hom. After 1787, the villages of Blejska Dobrava and Podhom were annexed to the parish; however, the latter was later returned to Gorje parish. In 1970, Holy Trinity Church in Sebenje became part of Zasip Parish. Today, Zasip Parish encompasses the villages of Zasip, Kočna, and Blejska Dobrava.

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/zupnijazasip/home

ZASIP AGRARIAN SOCIETY

Zasip, Sebenje 17
4260 Bled

President: Peter Jemec

Zasip Agrarian Society represents the community of holders of grazing rights in the area of Zasip. The main farming activities are beef and goat farming, although horse and goat farming is also common. The main goal of the society’s members is to maintain and treat the pastures, which are located in the vicinity of Zasip, on Hom, and in the Voka area, while the largest pastures can be found in the valleys of Zgornja Krma and Spodnja Krma. A herder supervises the animals on the Krma mountain pastures between June and September. Both pastures also include huts that provide accommodation to the herder during the summer months. Prgarca hut, which is located at 1763m in Zgornja Krma, was rebuilt in 2004 thanks to extensive voluntary work. A winter bivouac that is used by the Mojstrana Mountain Rescue is also attached to the hut.

ZASIP PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION

Zasip, Sebenje 6
4260 Bled

President: Helena Janša

Zasip Pensioners’ Association was established in 1988, when it separated from Gorje Pensioners’ Association. The association brings its members together in various events and meetings. From the establishment of the association, its members have participated in bowling and bocce competitions and hosted annual New Year gatherings. The association organises an annual excursion around Slovenia and a picnic together with the Gorje pensioners on Hom. Its members also partake in regional meetings of Gorenjska pensioners. They show consideration to older villagers by paying them regular house visits and organise and attend various lecture series and local projects. In 2001, the Zasip Pensioners’ Association joined the countrywide project Starejši za starejše (Elder for Elders). Its members were given the opportunity to take part in a one-week seaside retreat once a year between 2006 and 2015.

KAMOT CULTURAL AND ARTS SOCIETY

President: Meta Vodnjov

Kamot CAS is a society of young Zasip artists, and encompasses different activities. Meta Vodnjov is the creative leader of Mladi Navihančki (Little Rascals), a group of preschool and school-aged children that perform children’s and folklore dances, sing Slovenian folk songs, dramatise, improvise, rhyme, and play with movement between September and May. In 2017, Kamot CAS launched an improv section called Vaška scena (The Village Scene) under the leadership of Mark Džamastagič. The society began theatrical productions in 2016 and performed their first successful comedy Usodna pletna (The Fatal Pletna Boat) the same year. The theatre group performed the play Pokljuški zdravnik (The Pokljuka Doctor) the following season. Lucija Vidic is the playwright of both comedies. The group also performs children plays and interactive plays on nearby Hom.

ZASIP CULTURE AND ARTS SOCIETY

Zasip, Sebenje 6
4260 Bled

President: Peter Zupan

Zasip Culture and Arts Society was formed in 1925, comprising a drama section, a choir, and a library. At first, the society did not have its own space, so it had to hold its activities in the old fire station and later in the youth centre located next to the parish barn. The youth centre burnt to the ground in 1961, so the society had to move again, to the reconstructed former school in 1965 where it still operates to this day. Zasip Culture and Arts Society today includes the octet LIP, the Embroidery Club Katarine, and the choir Canticum Novum.

ZASIP SPORTS CLUB

Zasip, Sebenje 17
4260 Bled

President: Miro Zupan

Zasip Sports Club was founded in 1996 to connect all the village sports sections. The club’s founders were Miro Ulamec and Jože Peterman. It includes several sections: the football section manages the football pitch on Hom, home to Hom Football Club and the Zasip veteran team. The bocce section uses its own bocce court which is located next to Kurej Inn, while the female gymnasts practise every week in the fire station.

ZASIP RED CROSS LOCAL ORGANISATION

Zasip, Sebenje 6
4260 Bled

President: Nataša Kokalj

RCLO Zasip started its activities after WWII and first covered the villages of Zasip and Podhom. Its initiators were Matija Klinar and Marjana Zupan. The local organisation operates in accordance with the seven Red Cross Fundamental Principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. Its core task is to support locals in distress. The members of RCLO Zasip visit older villagers, organise social gatherings for senior locals, offer financial and material support to people in need, and coordinate courses on healthy lifestyles and first aid. In cooperation with Bled Health Centre, its members offer monthly monitoring of health risk factors for locals, such as blood sugar levels and blood pressure. RCLO Zasip also has a youth section.