Brda, Slovenj Gradec

Brda (pronounced [ˈbəɾda], in older sources Brde,[2] German: Werde[2]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[3]

Brda
Brda is located in Slovenia
Brda
Brda
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′18.53″N 15°8′38.52″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalitySlovenj Gradec
Area
  Total4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation
562 m (1,844 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total311
[1]

Two churches in the settlement are dedicated to Saint Andrew and Mary Magdalene and belong to the Parish of Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu. The former dates to the late 15th century and the latter was built in the 16th century on the site of a Romanesque building.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 266.
  3. Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3020 & 3421


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