Bezina

Bezina
Bezina is located in Slovenia
Bezina
Bezina
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′30.06″N 15°25′57.85″E / 46.3583500°N 15.4327361°E / 46.3583500; 15.4327361
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalitySlovenske Konjice
Area
 • Total
2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
344.2 m (1,129.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
492
[1]

Bezina (pronounced [ˈbeːzina], German: Wesina[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road leading north from Slovenske Konjice to Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name Bezina is derived from the Slavic common noun *bъzъ 'elder' (whence Slovene bezeg 'elder'), referring to the local vegetation.[4] Similar names based on the same root are common in Slovenian ethnic territory (e.g., Bezgovica and Bezovice, and Basovizza in Italy) as well as in other Slavic areas (e.g., Bazje in Croatia, Bzová in the Czech Republic, etc.).[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 46.
  3. ^ Slovenske Konjice municipal site
  4. ^ Bezlaj, France (1977). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. p. 19.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 54.
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