The Brkini Hills (; sl, Brkini; hr, Brkinija) is a hilly region in southwestern Slovenia.
Geography
The Brkini Hills border the
Reka River
The Reka (literally, 'river' in Slovene), also the Inner Carniola Reka ( sl, Notranjska Reka), is a river that starts as Big Creek ( hr, Vela voda) in Croatia, on the southern side of Mount Snežnik, and flows through western Slovenia, where it ...
in the north, the Materija Valley () in the southwest, the Karst Plateau () in the northwest, and the Jelšane Valley () in the southeast. The Brkini region is divided among the municipalities of
Hrpelje-Kozina
The Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (; sl, Občina Hrpelje - Kozina) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Pivka, Ilirska Bistrica, and Divača. The region is long and wide and covers an area of . The central part of the region has an elevation of . The center of the region is the village of Pregarje. The climate is mild, and the geological basis is flyschy, with smaller limestone areas in the northeast. The region serves as a link between the Mediterranean and the continental part of Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Brkini'' is believed to be of Italian origin because of the suffixation pattern. This indicates that the root of the name (''brk-'') may be derived from northern Italian ''bricco, bricca'' '(steep) slope'. Derivation from the Slavic noun ''brdo'' 'hill' is doubtful.
Economy
The Brkini Hills are an economically underdeveloped region, with the main economic activity being fruit farming, in particular plums. Many people from the Brkini Hills commute to work to the nearby centers of Ilirska Bistrica, Podgrad, Hrpelje, and Kozina. During World War II, over one-third of the villages in the Brkini Hills were burned by Italian and German forces due to
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
activity in the area, which significantly affected the development of the region. The population density is low, with people still leaving.