Brezje, Radovljica
Brezje | |
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  Brezje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′43″N 14°14′7″E / 46.32861°N 14.23528°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 493 |
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Brezje (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzjɛ]; German: Bresiach[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village is located southwest of Radovljica on the road to Kranj.
Name
Brezje was attested in written sources as Fresiach in 1350, Vresyach in 1354, Zabrezyach in 1389, and Nabresiach in 1498, among other spellings.[3] The name Brezje literally means 'birch woods', derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[4]
Basilica
View from west
Interior
Mary Help of Christians Basilica
Brezje is best known for
Franciscan convent established at the site in 1898. The church plaza was laid out according to plans by Jože Plečnik
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On 5 October 1988 the building was honoured with the title of
Slovenian Bishops' Conference
declared it a national shrine. Every year, about 400,000 people visit the site, with the main pilgrimage celebrated on May 24.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 148.
- ^ "Brezje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 79.
External links
Media related to Brezje at Wikimedia Commons- Brezje on Geopedia
- Marije Pomagaj Brezje
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