Breg pri Zagradcu () is a small settlement east of
Zagradec on the left bank of the
Krka River in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; sl, Občina Ivančna Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipa ...
in central
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 ...
. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Name
Breg pri Zagradcu was attested in written sources as ''Rayn'' in 1444 and ''Rain'' 1457. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Breg'' to ''Breg pri Zagradcu'' in 1953.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
References
External links
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Breg pri Zagradcu on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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