Brezje pri Oplotnici explained

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]

Name

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]

Church

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=BREZJE%20PRI%20OPLOTNICI&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5666 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Brezje pri Oplotnici.
  2. http://www.oplotnica.si Oplotnica municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 79.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage