Breznica pri Žireh

Breznica pri Žireh
Breznica pri Žireh
	Breznica pri Žireh Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°2′37.63″N 14°5′15.06″E / 46.0437861°N 14.0875167°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Žiri
Area
• Total	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	755.2 m (2,477.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	42

Breznica pri Žireh (pronounced [ˈbɾeːznitsa pɾi ʒiˈɾeːx], German: Bresnik^[2]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Name

Breznica pri Žireh was attested in written sources as Brieznitz in 1291, Nabresnitzi in 1453, and Wresnitzi in 1500.^[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Breznica to Breznica pri Žireh in 1955.^[5] The name is derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.^[6]

Church

The small church in the centre of the settlement is a late 15th- to early 16th-century building. It is dedicated to

Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Žiri.^[7]

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. 126.
^ Žiri municipal site
^ "Breznica pri Žireh". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 79.
^ Žiri parish site