Elevation 151 m Local time Friday 6:01 AM | Municipality Brežice Area 4.98 km² Population 160 (2002) | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Gorenje Skopice ([ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ skɔˈpiːtsɛ]; German: Oberskopiz) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Map of 8262 Gorenje Skopice, Slovenia
In the hamlet of Pečina in the settlement, remains of a small Roman Villa rustica on the Roman road from Emona to Siscia with a 1st-century burial ground have been found. Archaeological evidence shows that the site was also occupied in the 4th and 5th centuries.
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