Official Name: | Brezje pri Oplotnici |
Other Name: | Brezje (until 1998) |
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: | Drava |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Oplotnica |
Area Total Km2: | 3.14 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 134 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3841°N 15.4262°W |
Elevation M: | 398.3 |
Brezje pri Oplotnici (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ɔˈploːtnitsi/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills between Oplotnica and Zreče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The settlement was named Brezje until 1998, when it was renamed Brezje pri Oplotnici (literally, 'Brezje near Oplotnica') to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name.[1] The name Brezje is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from the word brezje 'birch grove'.[3]
A church on Mount Juniper (Brinjeva gora) southwest of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Agnes (Slovenian: Sveta Neža) and belongs to the parish of Zreče. It was built between 1726 and 1732.[4]