Mali Vrh, Brežice Explained

Official Name:Mali Vrh
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Brežice
Area Total Km2:2.91
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:285
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9634°N 15.6229°W
Elevation M:201.2
Footnotes:[1]

Mali Vrh (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːli ˈʋəɾx/, German: Maliverh[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the parish of Pišece. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church. Its nave was extended around 1800.[4] On August 3, 2021, the church tower collapsed onto the nave. The church had been damaged by a recent earthquake and aftershocks.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 8.
  3. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. News: Foto: Podrl se je zvonik cerkve sv. Jakoba; zanjo verjetno ni več rešitve . September 15, 2021 . Dolenjski list . August 4, 2021.