Brezovica pri Metliki

Brezovica pri Metliki
Brezovica pri Metliki

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°41′28.74″N 15°18′12.18″E / 45.6913167°N 15.3033833°ECoordinates: 45°41′28.74″N 15°18′12.18″E / 45.6913167°N 15.3033833°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region White Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Metlika
Area
 • Total 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation 363.8 m (1,193.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 57
[1]

Brezovica pri Metliki (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔvitsa pɾi mɛˈtliːki]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] It surrounds the small Croatian enclave of Brezovica Žumberačka.[3][4][5]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovica to Brezovica pri Metliki in 1953.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Metlika municipal site
  3. ↑ "Complete Files of Geographic Names for Geopolitical Areas from GNS". Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Maps and Geodata link at http://www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code Section 425. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "GeoNames WMS Viewer". Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  5. ↑ Krogh, Jan. "Jan S. Krogh's Geosite: Enclave/exclave of Brezovica". Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  6. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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