Brezno, Podvelka

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

Brezno
Brezno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′27.35″N 15°19′14.86″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityPodvelka
Area
  Total5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
317.4 m (1,041.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total472
[1]

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]

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