Brezje, Škofljica Explained

Official Name:Brezje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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 Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofljica
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9417°N 14.5822°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:489

Brezje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ/, German: Bresie[2]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Škofljica. It is now part of the village of Smrjene.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Brezje is a clustered settlement located in the northwest part of the territory of Smrjene,[3] at the top of Brezje Hill (Slovenian: Brezovski hrib, elevation: 489m (1,604feet)).

Name

The name Brezje is shared with several other places in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun brezje 'birch grove', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

History

Brezje was annexed by Smrjene in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, pp. 366.
  2. News: Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain . Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung . 141 . November 24, 1849 . 44.
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 432–433.
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 79.
  5. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 9, 94.