Brezovica na Bizeljskem

Brezovica na Bizeljskem (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔʋitsa na biˈzeːlskɛm]; in older sources also Brezje,[2] German: Birkdorf[2]) is a settlement south of Bizeljsko in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Gmajna, Stari Dom, Zaklen, and Kokotinjek.[4]

Brezovica na Bizeljskem
Brezovica na Bizeljskem
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′3.81″N 15°41′20.13″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
  Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
181.1 m (594.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total110
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovica to Brezovica na Bizeljskem in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Birkdorf.[2]

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. pp. 6–7.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 24.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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