Brezovica
Brezovica is located in Slovenia
Brezovica
Brezovica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′41.77″N 15°14′25.36″E / 45.8782694°N 15.2403778°E / 45.8782694; 15.2403778
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠmarješke Toplice
Area
  Total3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
183.1 m (600.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total186
[1]

Brezovica (pronounced [ˈbɾéːzɔʋitsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies between Šmarješke Toplice and Šmarjeta in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Unmarked grave

Brezovica is the site of an unmarked grave associated with the Second World War. The Sela Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Sela) is located in the woods northwest of the village. It contains the remains of a Hungarian doctor and partisan that was killed by the Partisans in 1943.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Sela". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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