Brezje pri Bojsnem

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Brezje pri Bojsnem
Brezje pri Bojsnem is located in Slovenia
Brezje pri Bojsnem
Brezje pri Bojsnem
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
 • Total 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation 254.7 m (835.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 57
[1]

Brezje pri Bojsnem (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈboːi̯snɛm]; German: Bresje[2]) is a small settlement to the north of Bojsno 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]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Bojsnem in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Bresje.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Pišece. It is a small church with a rectangular floor plan, a semi-circular apse, and a belfry over its main entrance. It was built in the 19th century.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3248

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