Brezovi Dol

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
366.8 m (1,203.4 ft)
Brezovi Dol
Brezovi Dol is located in Slovenia
Brezovi Dol
Brezovi Dol
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′20.2″N 14°50′48.62″E / 45.822278°N 14.8468389°E / 45.822278; 14.8468389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
  Total
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
366.8 m (1,203.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total
157
[1]

Brezovi Dol (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔʋi ˈdoːu̯]; in older sources also Brezov Dol,[2] German: Birkenthal[3]) is a village east of Ambrus in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

The name Brezovi Dol literally means 'birch valley', derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[5] The German name Birkenthal[3] also means 'birch valley'.

History

During the Second World War, Italian forces burned a number of houses in the village in July 1942.[6]

Cultural heritage

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