Breg pri Kočevju

Breg pri Kočevju
Breg pri Kočevju

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°39′28.98″N 14°50′14.65″E / 45.6580500°N 14.8374028°E / 45.6580500; 14.8374028Coordinates: 45°39′28.98″N 14°50′14.65″E / 45.6580500°N 14.8374028°E / 45.6580500; 14.8374028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Kočevje
Area
 • Total 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation 465.7 m (1,527.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 336
[1]

Breg pri Kočevju (pronounced [ˈbɾeːk pɾi kɔˈtʃeːu̯ju]; German: Rain[2][3]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Rinža River north of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg pri Kočevju in 1953.[5]

References

  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. 42.
  3. ↑ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. ↑ Kočevje municipal site
  5. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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