Brezje pri Lekmarju explained

Official Name:Brezje pri Lekmarju
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šmarje pri Jelšah
Area Total Km2:0.94
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:48
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1926°N 15.5145°W
Elevation M:374
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje pri Lekmarju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈleːkmarju/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Kozje region (Slovenian: Kozjansko) south of Šmarje and east of Sveti Štefan. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Lekmarju in 1953.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.smarje-pri-jelsah.si/ Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.