Brezje pri Bojsnem explained

Official Name:Brezje pri Bojsnem
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Brežice
Area Total Km2:1.65
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:59
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9748°N 15.6621°W
Elevation M:254.7
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje pri Bojsnem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈboːi̯snɛm/; German: Bresje[2]) is a small settlement to the north of Bojsno in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Bojsnem in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Bresje.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovenian: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Pišece. It is a small church with a rectangular floor plan, a semi-circular apse, and a belfry over its main entrance. It was built in the 19th century.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 6.
  3. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage