Brezovica v Podbočju explained

Official Name:Brezovica v Podbočju
Other Name:Brezovica (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 Km2:2.38
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:35
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8469°N 15.5159°W
Elevation M:356.9
Footnotes:[1]

Brezovica v Podbočju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾéːzɔʋitsa ʍ pɔdˈbóːtʃju/) is a small settlement in the eastern Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2] It includes the hamlet of Trebelnik (in older sources also Trebelnič).[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovica to Brezovica v Podbočju in 1953.[4]

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. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.