Breg, Mežica Explained

Official Name:Breg
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mežica
Area Total Km2:3.42
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:79
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5029°N 14.8477°W
Elevation M:712.5
Footnotes:[1]

Breg (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːk/) is a settlement in the hills south of Mežica in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

It was a typical miners' settlement associated with the nearby lead and zinc mine under Mount Peca. As such, the entire late-19th century miners' village has been declared a monument of national heritage by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.mezica.si/ Mežica municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage