Brezno, Podvelka

Place in Styria, Slovenia

Brezno

Fresen

Brezno

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E﻿ / ﻿46.5909306°N 15.3207944°E﻿ / 46.5909306; 15.3207944
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Styria
Statistical region| Carinthia
Municipality| Podvelka
Area

• Total

| 5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation

| 317.4 m (1,041.3 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 472
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Brezno (pronounced [ˈbɾeːznɔ]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1161 and 1184 and is Romanesque and early Gothic in its origins. The belfry was added in 1671. The internal furnishings are Baroque.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Podvelka municipal site
3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2909

## External links

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* Media related to Brezno at Wikimedia Commons
* Brezno on Geopedia

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Municipality of Podvelka

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Podvelka

* Brezno
* Janževski Vrh
* Javnik
* Kozji Vrh
* Lehen na Pohorju
* Ožbalt
* Rdeči Breg
* Spodnja Kapla
* Vurmat
* Zgornja Kapla

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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