Brezje, Mozirje Explained

Official Name:Brezje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mozirje
Area Total Km2:5.6
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:230
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3539°N 14.9716°W
Elevation M:379
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Mozirje in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the left bank of the Savinja River north of Mozirje itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Archaeological evidence at a site in the southern part of the settlement points to prehistoric settlement in the area.[3]

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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.mozirje.si Mozirje municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage