Lesno Brdo, Vrhnika Explained

Official Name:Lesno Brdo
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vrhnika
Area Total Km2:2.03
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:279
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.004°N 14.3375°W
Elevation M:299.9
Footnotes:[1]

Lesno Brdo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈleːsnɔ ˈbəɾdɔ/; German: Hölzenegg[2]) in the Municipality of Vrhnika in Slovenia is a continuation of the settlement of Lesno Brdo in the neighbouring Municipality of Horjul. Because it belongs to a different municipality, its population and administrative statistics are always stated separately.[3]

Lesno Brdo is best known for its red limestone quarries.[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. 118.
  3. http://www.vrhnika.si Vrhnika municipal site
  4. http://www.mineral.si/eng/pridobivanje-lesno-brdo.php Mineral Company site