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]
Brezovica na Bizeljskem | |
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  Brezovica na Bizeljskem Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°0′3.81″N 15°41′20.13″E / 46.0010583°N 15.6889250°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181.1 m (594.2 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 105 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
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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
- ^ "SURS". www.stat.si.
- ^ 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.
- ^ d.o.o, Arctur. "_root". www.brezice.si.
- ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 24.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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