Branik
Branik
Rihemberk (until 1955) | |
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Nova Gorica | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86.7 m (284.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
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Branik (pronounced was a hamlet of Branik.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Rihemberk (earlier Rifenberg, from German Reyfemberch, attested in 1274[3]) to Branik in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove German elements from toponyms.[4][5] Rihemberk is still the name used for Branik Castle located above the village.
Climate
Branik is in the Branik Valley, which is part of the
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.
Notable natives and residents
- Nevin Birsa, poet
- Rajko Bratož, historian
- Ljudevit Furlani, translator and journalist
- Simon Gregorčič, poet
- Tjaša Iris, painter [1]
See also
- Gorizia and Gradisca
- Austrian Littoral
- Julian March
- Wines of Slovenia
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Nova Gorica municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 74.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
External links
Media related to Branik at Wikimedia Commons
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