Breg () is a settlement on the right bank of the Dravinja River in the

Municipality of Majšperk The Municipality of Majšperk (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Majšperk. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Set ...

in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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History

The place has a very rich history, as the Wool Products Factory and Konus Planika operated there. The place also had its own

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in the past, owned by Marija Kubricht.

Cultural heritage

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in the settlement, known as Hamre Castle (), was built in 1735.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 6515

References

External links

Breg on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Majšperk {{Majšperk-geo-stub