Brezovica, Zagorje ob Savi
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SloveniaElevation554 m (1,818 ft)
Brezovica | |
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  Brezovica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°6′38″N 14°54′27″E / 46.11056°N 14.90750°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Zagorje ob Savi |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
Brezovica (pronounced [ˈbɾeːzɔʋitsa], German: Bresovic[1]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. It is now part of the village of Tirna.[2] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region.
Name
The names Brezovica, Brezje, and names like them are relatively common in Slovenia and in other Slavic countries (e.g., Březovice in the Czech Republic, Brezovica in Serbia, etc.). The Slovene name Brezovica is derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[3]
