Breška Vas (; ) is a small settlement on the right bank of the
Krka River in the
Municipality of Šentjernej
The Municipality of Šentjernej ( or ; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šentjernej. Šentjernej became a municipality in . It borders Croatia.
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in southeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south an ...
. It is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the auto industry, pharmaceuticals, and other light ...
.
Name
Breška Vas was attested in written sources as ''Nabrego'' in 1251, ''Stad'' in 1306, ''Passagio'' 1306, ''Gestad'' in 1392, ''Furt der verg'' between 1395 and 1396, and ''vrfar'' in 1486, among other spellings. The name ''Breška vas'' literally means 'river bank village'; the adjective ''breška'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''breg'' 'river bank'.
References
External links
Breška Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjernej
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