Bohinjska Bela lies on the left bank of the
Sava Bohinjka River, southwest of
Bled. The oldest part of the settlement, locally known as
Spodnja vas or
Dolenja vas ('lower village'), is believed to be over a thousand years old. The main part of the village is known as
Zgornja vas or
Gorenja vas ('upper village'). The train and bus stations are in the smallest part of the village, known locally as Podklanec. The
Bohinjska Bela Barracks (with the
Slovenian Military Mountain School and
Multinational Centre of Excellence for Mountain Warfare) is located here. ==Name==