Brestovica pri Povirju

Brestovica pri Povirju
Brestovica pri Povirju is located in Slovenia
Brestovica pri Povirju
Brestovica pri Povirju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′57.43″N 13°56′48.95″E / 45.7159528°N 13.9469306°E / 45.7159528; 13.9469306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total
6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
422.2 m (1,385.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
51
[1]

Brestovica pri Povirju (pronounced [ˈbɾeːstɔʋitsa pɾi pɔˈʋiːɾju]; Italian: Brestovizza) is a small settlement north of Povir in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brestovica to Brestovica pri Povirju in 1953.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Brestovica pri Povirju include:

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Sežana municipal site Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ^ Smolej, Viktor. "France Rebec." Slovenski biografski leksikon. (in Slovene)


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