Brezik Našički is a small village located 3 kilometers from
Našice
Našice (; , sr-Cyrl, Нашице, , ) is a town in eastern Croatia, located on the northern slopes of the Krndija mountain in eastern Slavonia, 51 km southwest of regional hub Osijek. Administratively it belongs to Osijek-Baranja County.
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Osijek-Baranja County
Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...
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Croatia
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. As of the 2011 census, its population was 352.
History
Brezik grew on the wilderness of Count Pejačević's estate, and was first mentioned in 1896. The villageis named after the birch forest that once grew there. The first house in the area was the lodge of Count Pejačević. However, the first inhabitants were the family of Nikola and Matilda Baricevic, who moved there in 1918 from Jasenica with their five sons and two daughters. The first child in the village was born in their family in 1926.
Catholics and Orthodox Christians from
Lika
Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by t ...
settled in Brezik. They were laborers on the estate of Count Pejačević. Many immigrants were recorded arriving from 1938 until the 1950s. New families included the Knezevic, Nekic and Vulics.
Economy
In 1965, the village was electrified. The villagers built a dirt road that connected Brezik and Našice in 1972. By 2000, the village had access to additional utilities including water and gas.
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Našice parishDalmatinci i Ličani naselili i razvili mjesto Brezik Našički
Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County
Slavonia
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