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 | |
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  Dolnja Briga Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′20.05″N 14°49′8.3″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610.6 m (2,003.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 17 |
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The local church was dedicated to Saint Valentine, but only minor ruins remain of the building, which was removed in 1954.[5]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34.
- Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- Kočevje municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1648
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