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(Redirected from Breže, Slovenia) Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Breže
Breže is located in SloveniaBrežeBrežeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′16.54″N 14°42′1.29″E / 45.7545944°N 14.7003583°E / 45.7545944; 14.7003583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityRibnica
Area
 • Total2.89 km (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation532.9 m (1,748.4 ft)
Population
 • Total156

Breže (pronounced [ˈbɾeːʒɛ]; German: Friesach) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Breže was attested in written sources as Vreisach in 1220 and Friesach in 1405, among other spellings.

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. 48.
  3. Ribnica municipal site
  4. "Breže". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

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Municipality of Ribnica
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Ribnica
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