Brezovec pri Rogatcu

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Brezovec pri Rogatcu
Brezovec pri Rogatcu is located in Slovenia
Brezovec pri Rogatcu
Brezovec pri Rogatcu
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Rogatec
Area
 • Total 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation 225 m (738 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 58
[1]

Brezovec pri Rogatcu (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔʋəts pɾi ɾɔˈɡaːtsu]) is a settlement west of the town of Rogatec in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Brezovec to Brezovec pri Rogatcu in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement that contains a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. It was built in the early 20th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Rogatec municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 19090

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