Bizeljska Vas

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Bizeljska Vas
Bizeljska Vas is located in Slovenia
Bizeljska Vas
Bizeljska Vas
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
 • Total 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation 305.8 m (1,003.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 52
[1]

Bizeljska Vas (pronounced [biˈzeːlska ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Bizeljska vas, German: Wiselldorf[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Bizeljsko. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Ciglanca (in older sources also Ciglonca,[2] German: Ziegelstätte[2]), Prekošnica, Stičnica, Maslarjev Breg, Podgrad, and Sračjek.[4]

Castle

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Bizeljsko Castle

Bizeljsko Castle is a castle on a hill above the settlement. It was originally built in the 16th and 17th centuries with a number of later additions including two rounded corner towers and a Baroque castle chapel. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 6–7.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 21–22.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 18

External links

  • Bizeljska Vas on Geopedia
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons



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