Brezje, Novo Mesto

Brezje
Brezje is located in Slovenia
Brezje
Brezje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′31.82″N 15°15′21.99″E / 45.8255056°N 15.2561083°E / 45.8255056; 15.2561083Coordinates: 45°49′31.82″N 15°15′21.99″E / 45.8255056°N 15.2561083°E / 45.8255056; 15.2561083
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityNovo Mesto
Area
 • Total2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation215 m (705 ft)
Population
(2002)
 • Total16
[1]

Brezje (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills to the south of the main road between Novo Mesto and Šentjernej. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement, Brezje, is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from the Slovene common noun brezje 'birch grove', referring to the local vegetation.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Novo Mesto municipal site Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 79.

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