Brezje pri Raki explained

Official Name:Brezje pri Raki
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:1.93
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:51
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9238°N 15.35°W
Elevation M:200.1
Footnotes:[1]

Brezje pri Raki (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈɾaːki/) is a settlement west of Raka in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Brezje pri Raki was attested in written sources as Fresau in 1420, Pirikch in 1433, and Fresach in 1436.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Raki in 1953.[4]

Cultural heritage

A prehistoric burial ground of five graves has been found in the settlement. In 1958 locals dug up three of the graves. The site was greatly damaged and very few of the archaeological finds were recovered by the museum in Brežice.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. Web site: Brezje pri Raki . 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.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage