Municipality of Brežice
The Municipality of Brežice (pronounced [ˈbɾèːʒitsɛ] (
listen); Slovene: Občina Brežice) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley along the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territory on the left bank of the Sava River) and Lower Carniola (territory on the right bank of the Sava River). The entire municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
Municipality of Brežice
Občina Brežice | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Municipality of Brežice in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 15°35′E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Molan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 268.1 km2 (103.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,483 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |
Geography
Brežice is one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sava and Krka rivers and also stands at the junction of a number of international traffic routes.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Brežice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Arnovo Selo
- Artiče
- Bizeljska Vas
- Bizeljsko
- Blatno
- Bojsno
- Boršt
- Bračna Vas
- Brezje pri Bojsnem
- Brezje pri Veliki Dolini
- Brezovica na Bizeljskem
- Brvi
- Bukošek
- Bukovje
- Bušeča Vas
- Čatež ob Savi
- Čedem
- Cerina
- Cerklje ob Krki
- Cirnik
- Črešnjice pri Cerkljah
- Cundrovec
- Curnovec
- Dečno Selo
- Dednja Vas
- Dobeno
- Dobova
- Dolenja Pirošica
- Dolenja Vas pri Artičah
- Dolenje Skopice
- Dramlja
- Drenovec pri Bukovju
- Dvorce
- Gabrje pri Dobovi
- Gaj
- Gazice
- Globočice
- Globoko
- Glogov Brod
- Gorenja Pirošica
- Gorenje Skopice
- Gornji Lenart
- Gregovce
- Hrastje pri Cerkljah
- Izvir
- Jereslavec
- Jesenice
- Kamence
- Kapele
- Koritno
- Kraška Vas
- Križe
- Krška Vas
- Laze
- Loče
- Mala Dolina
- Mali Cirnik
- Mali Obrež
- Mali Vrh
- Mihalovec
- Mostec
- Mrzlava Vas
- Nova Vas ob Sotli
- Nova Vas pri Mokricah
- Obrežje
- Oklukova Gora
- Orešje na Bizeljskem
- Pavlova Vas
- Pečice
- Perišče
- Piršenbreg
- Pišece
- Podgorje pri Pišecah
- Podgračeno
- Podvinje
- Ponikve
- Poštena Vas
- Prilipe
- Račja Vas
- Rajec
- Rakovec
- Ribnica
- Rigonce
- Sela pri Dobovi
- Silovec
- Slogonsko
- Slovenska Vas
- Sobenja Vas
- Spodnja Pohanca
- Sromlje
- Stankovo
- Stara Vas–Bizeljsko
- Stojanski Vrh
- Trebež
- Velika Dolina
- Velike Malence
- Veliki Obrež
- Vinji Vrh
- Vitna Vas
- Volčje
- Vrhje
- Vrhovska Vas
- Zasap
- Žejno
- Zgornja Pohanca
- Zgornji Obrež
- Župeča Vas
- Župelevec
Tourism
The area's many hot springs have contributed to the development of the largest natural spa and the second largest tourist center in Slovenia, Čateške Toplice (the Terme Čatež Thermal Health Resort).[3] The Municipality of Brežice also offers visitors recreation and entertainment, as well as sports including hunting and fishing. The surrounding hills are ideal for fruit growing and viticulture. The vineyards of the Bizeljsko and Pišece districts are renowned for their top-quality wines.
References
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