Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu

Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu
Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu is located in Slovenia
Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu
Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′52.28″N 15°11′15.45″E / 45.6311889°N 15.1876250°E / 45.6311889; 15.1876250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySemič
Area
 • Total
0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
20
[1]

Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ pɾi ˈʋiːnjɛɱ ˈʋəɾxu]; German: Bresie[2]) is a settlement in the hills south of Semič in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The Municipality of Semič is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu was attested in written sources as Bresia in 1490.[4] The name Brezje literally means 'birch woods', derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[5]

Cultural heritage

A Bronze Age settlement was identified in the area in a 1986 archaeological field survey.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
  3. ^ "Občina Semič". www.semic.si. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  4. ^ "Brezje pri Vinjem Vrhu". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 79.
  6. ^ "EŠD 25728". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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