Place in Styria, Slovenia
Pišece (pronounced [piˈʃeːtsɛ] , German : Pischätz [ 2] ) is a village in the hills west of Bizeljsko in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria . It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region .[ 3] It includes the hamlets of Cerenje, Libreg (German : Liberg ), Okrog, Orehovec, Orešje, Pečovje, Pilštanj (German : Peilenstein ), Prekoše, Sveti Križ (German : Heiligenkreuz ), and Vošni Dol (German : Aschenthal ).[ 2]
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje . It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1406, but the current building dates to the late 18th century.[ 4]
Pišece Castle is a medieval castle northwest of the main settlement. It was built in the 13th century with 16th-century additions. It was an important link in the defences against Ottoman raids in the 15th and 16th centuries.[ 5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Pišece include:
Milan Čopič (1925–1989), atomic physicist[ 6]
Alfred Moscon (1839–1927), politician[ 6]
Davorin Petančič (1910–1983), theater teacher and playwright[ 6]
Maks Pleteršnik (1840–1923), linguist and lexicographer[ 6]
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Settlements
Location of the Municipality of Brezice in Slovenia View of Brežice, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brežice Landmarks People