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Brezno, Podvelka

Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E / 46.5909306°N 15.3207944°E / 46.5909306; 15.3207944
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Brezno
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Brezno is located in Slovenia
Brezno
Brezno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E / 46.5909306°N 15.3207944°E / 46.5909306; 15.3207944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityPodvelka
Area
 • Total5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
317.4 m (1,041.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total472
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Brezno (pronounced [ˈbɾeːznɔ]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1161 and 1184 and is Romanesque and early Gothic in its origins. The belfry was added in 1671. The internal furnishings are Baroque.[3]

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