Bresnica | |
|---|---|
  Bresnica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′34.4″N 16°2′17.12″E / 46.442889°N 16.0380889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Ormož |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282.8 m (927.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 237 |
| [1] | |
Bresnica (pronounced [bɾɛˈsniːtsa], in older sources Breznica,[2] German: Wresnitzen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]
Name
Before the Second World War, the village was named Breznica.[4][5] It was known as Wresnitzen in German in the past.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 3 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 228.
- ↑ Municipality of Ormož website Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 334.
- ↑ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 30.
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