Bizeljska Vas
Bizeljska Vas is located in Slovenia
Bizeljska Vas
Bizeljska Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′36.24″N 15°41′42.5″E / 46.0434000°N 15.695139°E / 46.0434000; 15.695139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
305.8 m (1,003.3 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total43
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
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Bizeljska Vas (pronounced [biˈzeːlska ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Bizeljska vas, German: Wiselldorf[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Bizeljsko. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Ciglanca (in older sources also Ciglonca,[2] German: Ziegelstätte[2]), Prekošnica, Stičnica, Maslarjev Breg, Podgrad, and Sračjek.[4]

Castle

Bizeljsko Castle

Bizeljsko Castle is a castle on a hill above the settlement. It was originally built in the 16th and 17th centuries with a number of later additions including two rounded corner towers and a Baroque castle chapel. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. pp. 6–7.
  3. ↑ Brežice municipal site
  4. ↑ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 21–22.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 18



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