Name
Breznica pri Žireh was attested in written sources as ''Brieznitz'' in 1291, ''Nabresnitzi'' in 1453, and ''Wresnitzi'' in 1500. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Breznica'' to ''Breznica pri Žireh'' in 1955. The name is derived from the common noun ''breza'' ' birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., '' Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci''), it originally referred to the local vegetation.Church
The small church in the centre of the settlement is a late 15th- to early 16th-century building. It is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Žiri.References
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