Log pri Brezovici

Coordinates: 46°0′37.3″N 14°21′24.84″E / 46.010361°N 14.3569000°E / 46.010361; 14.3569000
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Log pri Brezovici
Log pri Brezovici is located in Slovenia
Log pri Brezovici
Log pri Brezovici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′37.3″N 14°21′24.84″E / 46.010361°N 14.3569000°E / 46.010361; 14.3569000
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLog-Dragomer
Area
 • Total4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation
338.9 m (1,111.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,379
[1]

Log pri Brezovici (pronounced [ˈloːk pɾi ˈbɾeːzɔʋitsi]) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region.[2] The territory of the settlement is traversed by the A1 motorway, which has a toll plaza there.

Name[edit]

The name of the settlement was changed from Log to Log pri Brezovici (literally, 'Log near Brezovica') in 1953.[3] Before this it was often referred to as Log pri Ljubljani (literally, 'Log near Ljubljana'), and this name is often still used today.[4][5][6]

Church[edit]

St. John the Baptist Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[7]

Cultural heritage[edit]

Abandoned rail line from Brezovica pri Ljubljani to Vrhnika

The route of the former rail line from Brezovica pri Ljubljani to Vrhnika passes through Log pri Brezovici. The rail line was completed in 1899 and was abandoned in 1966.[8] A road overpass over the rail line was built in 1952.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Log-Dragomer municipal site
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ^ Grgić, Silvo. 1995. Zločini okupatorjevih sodelavcev. Vol. 1: Izven boja pobiti in na druge načine umorjeni, ranjeni in ujeti slovenski partizani. Ljubljana: Društvo piscev zgodovine NOB Slovenije, p. 335.
  5. ^ Jutranji žarki za novo udobje bivanja. 2009. Finance (May 31).
  6. ^ Ličen, Nives. 2007. Izobraževanje lastnikov psov. Bachelor's thesis. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Education, p. 16.
  7. ^ Brezovica municipal site
  8. ^ "Vrhnika – Opuščena železniška proga Brezovica-Vrhnika". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Log pri Brezovici – Podvoz". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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