Jesenice, Brežice Explained

Official Name:Jesenice
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:Brežice
Area Total Km2:1.28
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:222
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.859°N 15.6907°W
Elevation M:150
Footnotes:[1]

Jesenice (pronounced as /sl/; sometimes also Jesenice na Dolenjskem, German: Jessenitz[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia.[3] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the Independent State of Croatia.[4] It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Velika Dolina. It was built in the mid-16th century.[5] It also contains Mokrice Castle, now run as a hotel and golf course.

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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. 68.
  3. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  4. http://cm.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/dnevnik/121558 Dnevnik 16 April 2005
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage