| Official Name: | Brecljevo |
| Other Name: | Sveti Tomaž pri Šmarju (until 1955) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Šmarje pri Jelšah |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 167 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2199°N 15.5321°W |
| Elevation M: | 297.5 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Brecljevo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːtsljɛʋɔ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Šmarje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Tomaž pri Šmarju (literally, 'Saint Thomas near Šmarje') to Brecljevo in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3] [4] [5]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish of Šmarje pri Jelšah. It dates originally to the 15th century but was extensively rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.[6]