Brezovica na Bizeljskem

Coordinates: 46°0′3.81″N 15°41′20.13″E / 46.0010583°N 15.6889250°E / 46.0010583; 15.6889250
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Brezovica na Bizeljskem
Brezovica na Bizeljskem is located in Slovenia
Brezovica na Bizeljskem
Brezovica na Bizeljskem
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′3.81″N 15°41′20.13″E / 46.0010583°N 15.6889250°E / 46.0010583; 15.6889250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
181.1 m (594.2 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total105
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
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Brezovica na Bizeljskem (pronounced [ˈbɾéːzɔʋitsa na biˈzéːlskɛm]; 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 is part of the traditional region 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]

Name[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SURS". www.stat.si.
  2. ^ a b c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. pp. 6–7.
  3. ^ d.o.o, Arctur. "_root". www.brezice.si.
  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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