Briše, Zagorje ob Savi explained

Official Name:Briše
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Zagorje ob Savi
Area Total Km2:3.44
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:126
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1525°N 14.894°W
Elevation M:351.4
Postal Code:1411
Footnotes:[1]

Briše (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɾiːʃɛ/; German: Wrische[2]) is a settlement west of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary (Slovenian: Sveto Ime Marijino) and belongs to the Parish of Kolovrat. It dates to the 16th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
  3. http://www.zagorje.si Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage