Country Slovenia Statistical region Savinja Elevation 420 m Population 48 (2002) | Traditional region Styria Municipality Žalec Area 134 ha | |
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Brnica ([ˈbəɾnitsa]) is a small settlement in hills on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
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Map of 3301 Brnica, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Križ (literally, 'Holy Cross') to Brnica in 1953. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.
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Brnica, Žalec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA