Brda (, in older sources ''Brde'', ) is a settlement in the

City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec The Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec (; ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historic Styria region, and since 2005 it has belonged to the NUTS-3 Carinthia St ...

in northern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The entire municipality is now included in the

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. Two churches in the settlement are dedicated to

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and

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...

and belong to the

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Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu (; sometimes ''Šmartno pri Slovenjem Gradcu'') is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now includ ...

. The former dates to the late 15th century and the latter was built in the 16th century on the site of a Romanesque building.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3020 & 3421

References

External links

Brda on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec {{SlovenjGradec-geo-stub