Brezje, Novo Mesto
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°49′31.82″N 15°15′21.99″E / 45.8255056°N 15.2561083°E / 45.8255056; 15.2561083
Slovenia (2002)
Brezje (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ]) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills to the south of the main road between Novo Mesto and Šentjernej. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Name
Brezje was attested in written sources as Pirkch in 1436.[3] The name of the settlement is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from the Slovene common noun brezje 'birch grove', referring to the local vegetation.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Novo Mesto municipal site Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brezje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 79.
External links
- Brezje on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Novo Mesto
- Breg
- Franciscan Church and monastery
- Grm Castle
- Hmeljnik Castle
- Kandija Bridge
- Kandija railway station
- Krka (company)
- Krka River
- Loka Bridge
- Main Square
- Main Square Fountain
- Miran Jarc Library
- Museum of Lower Carniola
- National Hall
- Novo Mesto Cathedral
- Otočec Castle
- Šance
- Town Hall
- Janez Ferbar
- Nejc Gazvoda
- Gregor Golobič
- Slavko Grum
- Albin Gutman
- Ignacij Hladnik
- Božidar Jakac
- Miran Jarc
- Matija Kastelec
- Dragotin Kette
- Alojz Knafelc
- Marjan Kozina
- Vladimir Lamut
- Igor Lumpert
- Jurij Moškon
- Marjan Mušič
- Anton Podbevšek
- Edvard Ravnikar
- Franc Andrej Šega
- George Slatkonia
- Matjaž Smodiš
- Leon Štukelj
- Janez Trdina
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