Spodnja Sušica (;
) is a former settlement in the
Municipality of Brežice
The Municipality of Brežice (; ) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley along the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territo ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. It is now part of the settlement of
Bizeljsko
Bizeljsko (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. It lies on the right bank of the Sotla River and in terms of its territory is the largest settlement in the Municipality of Bre ...
.
The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
The Lower Sava Statistical Region (; until December 31, 2014 ) is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...
.
Geography
Spodnja Sušica lies southeast of
Zgornja Sušica
Zgornja Sušica (; in older sources also ''Gornja Sušica'',''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 74. ) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It is no ...
, along the main road from Bizeljsko to
Brežice
Brežice (; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Brežice. It lies in the center of the Brežice Plain (), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (). The area w ...
and near Sušica Creek (). It includes the hamlets of Gradišče, Zaklen, and Župjek.
[''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 74.]
Name
The name ''Spodnja Sušica'' literally means 'lower Sušica', contrasting with neighboring Zgornja Sušica (literally, 'upper Sušica'), which lies about higher in elevation. Zgornja Sušica and Spodnja Sušica were attested in historical records in 1404 as ''Sussitz''. The name ''Sušica'' is derived from the Slovene adjective 'suh', originally designating a creek that went dry during the summer, and later a settlement along such a creek.
History
Spodnja Sušica had a population of 177 living in 27 houses in 1869,
and 229 living in 36 houses in 1900.
Together with Zgornja Sušica, Spodnja Sušica was combined into the newly created settlement of Bizeljsko in 1957, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
References
External links
Spodnja Sušica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brežice
Former settlements in Slovenia
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