Brezje, Novo Mesto 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:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Novo Mesto
Area Total Km2:2.2
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:16
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8255°N 15.2561°W
Elevation M:215
Postal Code:8321
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje (pronounced as /sl/) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills to the south of the main road between Novo Mesto and Šentjernej. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Brezje was attested in written sources as Pirkch in 1436.[3] The name of the settlement is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from the Slovene common noun brezje 'birch grove', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

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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.novomesto.si/en/ Novo Mesto municipal site
  3. Web site: Brezje . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 4, 2021.
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 79.