Brezovica pri Medvodah

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°ECoordinates: 46°5′56.6″N 14°22′3.15″E / 46.099056°N 14.3675417°E
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Medvode
Area
  Total 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation 646.2 m (2,120.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 10
[1]

Brezovica pri Medvodah (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔvitsa pɾi mɛˈdvoːdax]; German: Bresowitz[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovica to Brezovica pri Medvodah in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Bresowitz.[2]

Church

St. James's Church

The local church, built on a hill above the village, is dedicated to Saint James.[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. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
  3. Medvode municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Local community site (Slovene)

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