Brezovica, Zagorje ob Savi explained

Official Name:Brezovica
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Zagorje ob Savi
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1106°N 14.9075°W
Elevation M:554

Brezovica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾeːzɔʋitsa/, German: Bresovic[1]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. It is now part of the village of Tirna.[2] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Geography

Brezovica stands north of the village center of Tirna.[2] The road from Selce to Tirna passes through Brezovica.

Name

The names Brezovica, Brezje, and names like them are relatively common in Slovenia and in other Slavic countries (e.g., Březovice in the Czech Republic, Brezovica in Serbia, etc.). The Slovene name Brezovica is derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[3]

History

Brezovica had a population of 24 (in three houses) in 1890[4] and 17 (in two houses) in 1900.[5] Brezovica was annexed by Tirna in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain . 1884 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 76.
  2. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3 . 1976 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 461.
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 79-80.
  4. Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain . 1894 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 69.
  5. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 97.
  6. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 10, 106.
  7. Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 14, 111.