Brest (; german: Wröst''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 114–115.) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

Municipality of Ig The Municipality of Ig (; sl, Občina Ig) is a municipality in central Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Ig. It was formed in 1995 from parts of the Municipality of Vič–Rudnik, until then one of the five municipalities that formed the ...

in central

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, just south of the capital

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. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...

and is now included in the

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Geography

Brest is a ribbon village along the road from Ig to Podpeč in a level area northeast of

Tomišelj Tomišelj (; german: Tomischl''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114.) is a village in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia, on the ...

where the gravelly alluvial plain of the Iška River meets the actual soil of the

Ljubljana Marsh The Ljubljana Marsh ( sl, Ljubljansko barje), located south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the largest marsh in the country. It covers or 0.8% of the Slovene territory. It is administered by the Municipalities of Slovenia, municipaliti ...

. Sandy soil and fields extend to the south in an area known as Peščenke. Marshy meadows lie to the north, where the fields are arranged in beds with drainage canals.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 403. Northeast of the settlement, the territory of Brest includes a grove known as Kosler's Thicket ( sl, Kozlerjeva gošča), named after

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Name

Brest was attested in written sources in 1330 as ''Fraezzen'' (and as ''Vrezzen'' circa 1330 and ''Brezzt'' in 1401). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''brest'' '

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', referring to the local vegetation.

History

A dugout canoe belonging to the prehistoric pile-dwellers' culture from the Ljubljana March was discovered in Brest during work in the courtyard of Brest Manor, testifying to early settlement of the area. During the Second World War,

Franc Frakelj Franc Frakelj (a.k.a. Peter Skalar) (19 January 1917–?)Vidic, Joze. 1982. ''Po sledovih črne roke: dokumentarno-reportažni zapis''. Ljubljana: Borec. was a member of the collaborationist Slovene Home Guard (after the Italian fascist capitulatio ...

and the Črna Roka (Black Hand) organization killed local people in the winter of 1943–44 in Kosler's Thicket. A monument was set up in Kosler's Thicket commemorating the events. It stands on the edge of the grove and is made of stone blocks to create a stylized representation of

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, and it has a plaque with the names of the victims.

Brest Manor

Brest Manor (in older sources also ''Gradič'', german: Ebenporten) was built in 1664 by the nobleman

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. The structure was recorded by

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ...

under the name ''Eben-Porthen''. The manor house is accentuated by round corner towers. Later the manor passed into the ownership of the Galle family, and then into the hands of the farmer Friderik Švigelj.

Church

The local

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, built on the eastern outskirts of the settlement, is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

. It was built in the early 17th century and extensively rebuilt in the early 18th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2567 The church was dedicated in 1614 by Bishop

Thomas Chrön Thomas Chrön ( sl, Tomaž Hren; November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.Rajhman, Jože, & Emilijan Cevc. 1990. Tomaž Hren. ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vo ...

. The complex main altar was added during the renovation in the 18th century. The church's wooden choir loft features an elaborately carved railing.

References

External links

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Brest on Geopedia
{{Ig Populated places in the Municipality of Ig