Breg ob Savi
Breg ob Savi | |
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![]() ![]() Breg ob Savi Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 46°12′35.96″N 14°23′15.53″E / 46.2099889°N 14.3876472°ECoordinates: 46°12′35.96″N 14°23′15.53″E / 46.2099889°N 14.3876472°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Kranj |
Area | |
• Total | 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 364.8 m (1,196.9 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 412 |
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Breg ob Savi (pronounced [ˈbɾeːk ɔp ˈsaːʋi]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River, just south of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Name[]
Breg ob Savi was attested in historical sources as Rayn in 1464 and Rain in 1476.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg ob Savi in 1953.[4]
Church[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje.jpg/187px-Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje.jpg)
View from south
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje_%28freska_sv._Kri%C5%A1tofa%29_%282%29.jpg/145px-Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje_%28freska_sv._Kri%C5%A1tofa%29_%282%29.jpg)
Fresco of Saint Christopher by Jernej of Loka (1525–30)
Mother of God Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mother of God.[5] It is the parish church of the .
References[]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Kranj municipal site
- ^ "Breg ob Savi". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Breg ob Savi on Kam.si
External links[]
Media related to Breg ob Savi at Wikimedia Commons
- Breg ob Savi at Geopedia.si
Categories:
- Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj
- Gorenjska statistical region geography stubs