Brezno, Podvelka

Brezno
Brezno

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E / 46.5909306°N 15.3207944°E / 46.5909306; 15.3207944Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E / 46.5909306°N 15.3207944°E / 46.5909306; 15.3207944
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Podvelka
Area
  Total 5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation 317.4 m (1,041.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 472
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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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