Dolenje Skopice

Dolenje Skopice (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ skɔˈpiːtsɛ]; German: Unterskopiz[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Dolenje Skopice
Dolenje Skopice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′10.46″N 15°33′15.53″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
  Total2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation
150.4 m (493.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total209
[1]

Numerous finds in the ploughed fields around the village, mostly of dressed stone, imbrices, and tegulae, show that the area was settled in Roman times.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 76.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10779


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