Brezno, Podvelka Explained

Official Name:Brezno
Other Name:Fresen
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:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Podvelka
Area Total Km2:5.01
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:472
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5909°N 15.3208°W
Elevation M:317.4
Footnotes:[1]

Brezno (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːznɔ/) is a settlement on the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1161 and 1184 and is Romanesque and early Gothic in its origins. The belfry was added in 1671. The internal furnishings are Baroque.[3]

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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.podvelka.si Podvelka municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage