Brezovica pri Ljubljani (; german: Bresowitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 104.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Brezovica The Municipality of Brezovica ( sl, Občina Brezovica) is a municipality in central Slovenia, just south of its capital Ljubljana. It has approximately 9,300 inhabitants. Its administrative centre is the settlement of Brezovica pri Ljubljani. It ...

in central

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. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The 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

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 ...

Geography

Brezovica pri Ljubljani includes the hamlets of Bičevje along the road to Podpeč, Komarija along the former railroad to

Vrhnika Vrhnika (; german: Oberlaibach;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. la, Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Mun ...

, Postaja along the road to the railroad station, Mala Vas ( sl, Mala vas) along the old main road, and Radna in the valley of Radna Creek. The southern part of the settlement includes the Curnovec drainage canal, an early attempt to drain part of the local marshland. The canal was dug between 1762 and 1769 and is named after the tobacco magnate Franz Zorn von Mildenheim (1731–1790), who directed the work.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Brezovica'' to ''Brezovica pri Ljubljani'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Bresowitz''.

Language

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

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Church

The parish church in Brezovica pri Ljubljani is dedicated to

Saint Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

. A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526. The current building dates from the second half of the 19th century and is a single-nave structure with a bell tower on the west side. The furnishings are also from the 19th century. The stonework was executed by Ivan Potrebuješ in 1865, and the paintings by Ivan Šubic in 1870 and Simon Ogrin in 1887. The clock on the bell tower is the work of Janez Pogačnik.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1673

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Brezovica pri Ljubljani include: * Leopold Belar (1828–1899), musician * Simon Lampe (1865–1940), missionary and

Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

scholar in the United States * Jernej Lenček (1827–1861), journalist * Josip Novak (1869–1934), teacher and education specialist * Franc Peruzzi (1824–1899), archaeologist * Martin Peruzzi (1835–1900), landowner and discoverer of

pile dwellings Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; they also keep out vermin. The ...

Branko Stanovnik Branko Stanovnik (born August 11, 1938) is a Slovenian chemist, specializing in organic chemistry, and member of SAZU The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( sl, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU)) is the national academy of S ...

(born 1938), chemist

References

External links

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Brezovica pri Ljubljani on Geopedia
* {{Brezovica Populated places in the Municipality of Brezovica