Breg ob Savi

Breg ob Savi
Breg ob Savi

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°12′35.96″N 14°23′15.53″E / 46.2099889°N 14.3876472°E / 46.2099889; 14.3876472Coordinates: 46°12′35.96″N 14°23′15.53″E / 46.2099889°N 14.3876472°E / 46.2099889; 14.3876472
Country Slovenia
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
[1]

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

The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg ob Savi in 1953.[3]

Church

View from south
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.[4] It is the parish church of the Parish of Kranj–Drulovka / Breg.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Kranj municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Breg ob Savi on Kam.si


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