Dolnja Briga

Dolnja Briga (pronounced [ˈdoːlnja ˈbɾiːɡa]; in older sources also Dolenja Briga,[2] German: Niedertiefenbach[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Dolnja Briga
Dolnja Briga
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′20.05″N 14°49′8.3″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Elevation
610.6 m (2,003.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total17
[1]

The local church was dedicated to Saint Valentine, but only minor ruins remain of the building, which was removed in 1954.[5]

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. 34.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Kočevje municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1648


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