Brezje pri Kumpolju explained

Official Name:Brezje pri Kumpolju
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
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 Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:1.04
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:10
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9798°N 14.9946°W
Elevation M:384.4
Postal Code:1274
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje pri Kumpolju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈkuːmpɔlju/) is a small remote settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Brezje pri Kumpolju was attested in written sources as Pierkg in 1436 and Pirgkhach in 1498, among other spellings.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Kumpolju in 1953.[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.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  3. Web site: Brezje pri Kumpolju . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 6, 2021.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.