Drenovec pri Bukovju

Drenovec pri Bukovju (pronounced [ˈdɾeːnɔʋəts pɾi ˈbuːkɔu̯ju]; German: Drenovetz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Sotla River, northeast of Bizeljsko, on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Gornji Drenovec, Lipovec (German: Lipovetz[2]), Trnje (German: Ternje[2]), and Gornja Vas (Slovene: Gornja vas, in older sources Zgornja Vas,[2] German: Oberdorf[2]).[4]

Drenovec pri Bukovju
Drenovec pri Bukovju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′26.34″N 15°42′23.94″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation
178.8 m (586.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total101
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Drenovec to Drenovec pri Bukovju in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Drenovetz.[2]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. pp. 6–7.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 32.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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