Breg pri Litiji explained

Official Name:Breg pri Litiji
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:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:0.88
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:196
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0641°N 14.8516°W
Elevation M:237.7
Postal Code:1270
Footnotes:[1]

Breg pri Litiji (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːk pɾi liˈtiːji/; German: Rann[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Breg pri Litiji was attested in written sources as Rein in 1444.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg pri Litiji in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Rann.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Catherine and has belonged to the Parish of Litija since 1936; it previously belonged to the Parish of Šmartno.[6] It was a 16th-century Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.[6] [7] The church was originally dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and was a pilgrimage church for people invoking their help against disease. The date of its rededication to Saint Catherine is unknown.[6] The main altar is dedicated to Saint Catherine, and the side altars are dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Francis Xavier.[6]

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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.ff.uni-lj.si/oddelki/Zgodovin/Repertoriji/Kranjska%201900.pdf Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
  3. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  4. Web site: Breg pri Litiji . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 2, 2021.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. Information sign posted at the church.
  7. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage