Brezje pri Trebelnem

Brezje pri Trebelnem
Brezje pri Trebelnem is located in Slovenia
Brezje pri Trebelnem
Brezje pri Trebelnem
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′55.06″N 15°7′44.7″E / 45.8819611°N 15.129083°E / 45.8819611; 15.129083
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityMokronog-Trebelno
Area
 • Total1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation
377.3 m (1,237.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total32
[1]

Brezje pri Trebelnem (pronounced [ˈbɾéːzjɛ pɾi tɾɛˈbéːu̯nɛm]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Brezje pri Trebelnem was attested in written sources as Pirkenfeld in 1365, Pirchk in 1385, Chlain Wresawsikchz in 1406, Klain Pirikch in 1433, and Bresawicz in 1472, among other spellings.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Trebelnem in 1953.[4]

Cultural heritage

A Late Bronze Age settlement with an associated burial ground with 31 burial mounds has been identified near the settlement.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Mokronog-Trebelno municipal website
  3. ^ "Brezje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ "EŠD 9563". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.