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