Official Name: | Brezje pri Dovškem |
Other Name: | Brezje (until 1953) |
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: | Krško |
Area Total Km2: | 1.84 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 105 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0298°N 15.4494°W |
Elevation M: | 326.3 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Brezje pri Dovškem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈdoːu̯ʃkɛm/) is a settlement in the hills north of Brestanica in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Dovškem in 1953.[3]
The local church, built on a hill south of the main core of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Paul. It belongs to the Parish of Senovo. It is a Baroque church built in the late 17th century.[4]