Bresternica

Bresternica
Bresternica is located in Slovenia
Bresternica
Bresternica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′11.16″N 15°34′38.64″E / 46.5697667°N 15.5774000°E / 46.5697667; 15.5774000
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total
5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,299
ClimateCfb
[2]

Bresternica (pronounced [ˈbɾeːstəɾnitsa] or [bɾɛstəɾˈniːtsa]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Maribor.[3] After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Bresternica until the end of 1945.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. ^ Maribor municipal site
  4. ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.


46°34′N 15°34′E / 46.567°N 15.567°E / 46.567; 15.567


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