Brezje nad Kamnikom | |
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Brezje nad Kamnikom | |
Coordinates: 46°15′34.22″N 14°37′19.76″E / 46.2595056°N 14.6221556°E | |
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Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Kamnik |
Elevation | 624.7 m (2,049.5 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 76 |
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Brezje nad Kamnikom (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ nat ˈkaːmnikɔm]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Brezje nad Kamnikom lies on the northwest slope of Vovar Hill (940 meters or 3,080 feet) on a level sun-exposed ridge. The soil is shallow and loamy. [2] There is a natural cave under the village, [2] with the entrance along the road to Vodice nad Kamnikom.
Brezje nad Kamnikom was attested in written sources as Bresyach in 1368 and Nabresy in 1499, among other spellings. [3] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje nad Kamnikom (literally, 'Brezje above Kamnik') in 1953. [4]
A chapel shrine in Brezje nad Kamnikom has been registered as cultural heritage. The shrine stands along the old road from Godič to Brezje nad Kamnikom. It is a closed chapel-shrine (kapelica zaprtega tipa) with a quatrefoil ornament on the gable. The semicircular niche contains a wooden crucifix. [5] The shrine dates from 1852.
Brezje nad Kamnikom | |
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Brezje nad Kamnikom | |
Coordinates: 46°15′34.22″N 14°37′19.76″E / 46.2595056°N 14.6221556°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Kamnik |
Elevation | 624.7 m (2,049.5 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 76 |
[1] |
Brezje nad Kamnikom (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ nat ˈkaːmnikɔm]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Brezje nad Kamnikom lies on the northwest slope of Vovar Hill (940 meters or 3,080 feet) on a level sun-exposed ridge. The soil is shallow and loamy. [2] There is a natural cave under the village, [2] with the entrance along the road to Vodice nad Kamnikom.
Brezje nad Kamnikom was attested in written sources as Bresyach in 1368 and Nabresy in 1499, among other spellings. [3] The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje nad Kamnikom (literally, 'Brezje above Kamnik') in 1953. [4]
A chapel shrine in Brezje nad Kamnikom has been registered as cultural heritage. The shrine stands along the old road from Godič to Brezje nad Kamnikom. It is a closed chapel-shrine (kapelica zaprtega tipa) with a quatrefoil ornament on the gable. The semicircular niche contains a wooden crucifix. [5] The shrine dates from 1852.