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Brezovica pri Medvodah

Coordinates: 46°5′56.6″N 14°22′3.15″E / 46.099056°N 14.3675417°E / 46.099056; 14.3675417
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Brezovica pri Medvodah
Brezovica pri Medvodah is located in Slovenia
Brezovica pri Medvodah
Brezovica pri Medvodah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′56.6″N 14°22′3.15″E / 46.099056°N 14.3675417°E / 46.099056; 14.3675417
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMedvode
Area
 • Total
2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
646.2 m (2,120.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
10
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Brezovica pri Medvodah (pronounced [ˈbɾéːzɔʋitsa pɾi mɛˈdʋóːdax]; German: Bresowitz[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

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Brezovica pri Medvodah was attested in historical sources as Pirg in 1444.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovica to Brezovica pri Medvodah in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Bresowitz.[2]

Church

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St. James's Church

The local church, built on a hill above the village, is dedicated to Saint James.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
  3. ^ Medvode municipal site
  4. ^ "Brezovica pri Medvodah". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. ^ Local community site (in Slovene) Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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