Breg pri Borovnici () is a settlement north of Borovnica in the

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region of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. It includes the hamlet of Trnovo to the south.

Name

Breg pri Borovnici was attested in historical sources as ''Rippa juxta Pach'' in 1299. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Breg'' to ''Breg pri Borovnici'' (literally, 'Breg near Borovnica') in 1955.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. The toponym ''Breg'' is common in Slovenia and is derived from the common noun ''breg'' '(river) bank, slope', but may also refer to creeks and other running water; in this case, Borovniščica Creek runs through Breg pri Borovnici.

History

A wood company operated in Breg pri Borovnica before the Second World War. The village was burned during the war by Italian forces on 13 August 1942. A new railroad line was built through Breg pri Borovnici in 1947, cutting off the hamlet of Trnovo from the main part of the village.

References

External links

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Breg pri Borovnici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Borovnica {{Borovnica-geo-stub