Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Žirovnica

Breznica

Breznica is one of ten villages in the in the region of . It is the seat of the municipality. Most of the village has developed on the slopes of the Reber range, leaving open fields towards the south and east.
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  • Type: Village with 459 residents
  • Description: place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Breznica, Žirovnica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church and St. Mark’s Church.

Church
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mark's Church is a small church on the outskirts of the village of Vrba in in . Despite being a modest and unprepossessing building, St.

Peak
Photo: Luka Škerjanec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak in the in the in the region of . Access to it is easiest from the village of Potoki in the neighbouring Municipality of Jesenice. is situated 3 km northwest of Breznica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zabreznica and Selo pri Žirovnici.

Village
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is one of ten villages in the in the region of . It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality.

Village
Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.
is one of ten villages in the in the region of . It lies on the slopes of the Reber range between and and is more or less a continuous settlement with Zabreznica.

Village
Photo: Pinky sl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of ten villages in the in the region of . It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact village.

Breznica

Latitude
46.39589° or 46° 23′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.15223° or 14° 9′ 8″ east
Population
459
Elevation
541 metres (1,775 feet)
Open location code
8FRP95W2+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 775542725
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3203377
Wiki­data ID
Q1265463
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Breznica” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Breznica”
  • Cebuano: “Breznica”
  • Chechen: “Брезниця”
  • Chinese: “布雷兹尼察”
  • Croatian: “Breznica”
  • Dutch: “Breznica”
  • Esperanto: “Breznica”
  • French: “Breznica”
  • Irish: “Breznica”
  • Japanese: “ブレズニツァ”
  • Macedonian: “Брезница”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breznica i Žirovnica”
  • Polish: “Breznica”
  • Romanian: “Breznica, Žirovnica”
  • Romanian: “Breznica”
  • Russian: “Брезница”
  • Serbian: “Брезница (Жировница)”
  • Serbian: “Брезница”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Breznica, Žirovnica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Breznica”
  • Slovenian: “Breznica pri Žirovnici”
  • Slovenian: “Breznica, Žirovnica”
  • Slovenian: “Breznica”
  • Tatar: “Брезниця”
  • Thai: “เบรซนิตซา”
  • Ukrainian: “Брезниця”
  • Ukrainian: “Брезніца”

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