Brežec pri Podgorju

Place in Littoral, Slovenia
Brežec pri Podgorju
Brese di Piedimonte
45°30′45.03″N 13°55′7.9″E / 45.5125083°N 13.918861°E / 45.5125083; 13.918861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKoper
Area
 • Total1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation
376.9 m (1,236.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Totalno permanent residents
[1]

Brežec pri Podgorju (pronounced [ˈbɾeːʒəts pɾi pɔdˈɡoːɾju]; Italian: Brese di Piedimonte) is a small settlement with no permanent residents in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

The name

The official name of the village means 'Brežec near Podgorje', in order to distinguish it from other villages with the same name. The locals, however, usually refer to it simply as Brežec. The traditional Italian name of the village is Bressez, but it was renamed Brese di Piedimonte during the Fascist Italianization campaign in the 1920s because the old denomination was considered too Slavic-sounding.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Koper municipal site Archived March 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  • Brežec pri Podgorju on Geopedia
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Koper
Current
Former
  • Breči
  • Kocjančiči
  • Planjava
  • Potok
  • Rojči
  • Semedela
  • Škuljani
The location of the Municipality of Koper
Landmarks
Koper
Elsewhere
  • Dekani Parish Church
  • Hrastovlje Church
Notable
people


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