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Breže, Ribnica

Coordinates: 45°45′16.54″N 14°42′1.29″E / 45.7545944°N 14.7003583°E / 45.7545944; 14.7003583
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Breže
Breže is located in Slovenia
Breže
Breže
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′16.54″N 14°42′1.29″E / 45.7545944°N 14.7003583°E / 45.7545944; 14.7003583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityRibnica
Area
 • Total
2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
532.9 m (1,748.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
156
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Breže (pronounced [ˈbɾeːʒɛ]; German: Friesach[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

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Breže was attested in written sources as Vreisach in 1220 and Friesach in 1405, among other spellings.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  3. ^ Ribnica municipal site
  4. ^ "Breže". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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