Obrežje, Brežice Explained

Official Name:Obrežje
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 Km2:1.64
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:354
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8998°N 15.6573°W
Elevation M:143.8
Footnotes:[1]

Obrežje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈbɾeːʒjɛ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Border crossing

A major motorway border crossing is located here. Obrežje is the end/start of Slovenia's A2 motorway. It connects to Croatia's A3 Motorway. Both motorways form part of the European route E70. The Croatian settlement across the border is Bregana, part of the town of Samobor. From 21 December 2007, when Slovenia became part of the Schengen area, until 1 January 2023, when Croatia joined the Schengen area, the Obrežje–Bregana border crossing was a Schengen external crossing.

Events

In February 2010, Obrežje featured as the finish point in a four-day winter ultramarathon that started in Rateče, 220km (140miles) away.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  3. http://winter.trans-slo.si/en/ Trans Slovenia Winter Ultramarathon site