Pobrežje, Črnomelj

Pobrežje (pronounced [pɔˈbɾeːʒjɛ]; German: Freithurn[2]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River north of Adlešiči in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Pobrežje
Pobrežje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′53.34″N 15°18′42.71″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
  Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation
169.4 m (555.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total8
[1]

It is dominated by the ruins of an extensive 16th-century fort that was part of the defence system against Ottoman raids. It was burned down on 22 March 1945 by German and Ustaša forces.[4][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. 4.
  3. Črnomelj municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 9560
  5. Godina, Ferdo. 1970. Požgane slovenske vasiLjubljana: Borec, p. 190.


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