Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem explained

Official Name:Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem
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 Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:236
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7519°N 14.7166°W
Elevation M:498.2
Postal Code:1310
Footnotes:[1]

Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːk pɾi ˈɾiːbnitsi/; German: Willingrain[2]) is a settlement northwest of the town 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

Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem was attested in written sources as Williginrain in 1241 and Willigem Rain in 1340, among other spellings.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Willingrain.[2]

Castle

Very little remains of the castle that used to dominate the southern end of the settlement. It is first mentioned as an estate in written documents dating to 1241. The castle itself was built in the mid 15th century. By 1810 it was in a very dilapidated state and building material from the castle was used in contemporary buildings in Ribnica.[6]

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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. 50.
  3. http://www.ribnica.si Ribnica municipal site
  4. Web site: Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem . 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. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage