Breže, Ribnica Explained

Official Name:Breže
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ribnica
Area Total Km2:2.89
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:156
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7546°N 14.7004°W
Elevation M:532.9
Postal Code:1310
Footnotes:[1]

Breže (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːʒɛ/; German: Friesach[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Breže was attested in written sources as Vreisach in 1220 and Friesach in 1405, among other spellings.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp 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. 48.
  3. http://www.ribnica.si Ribnica municipal site
  4. Web site: Breže . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 4, 2021.