Gornja Briga

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°31′46.53″N 14°48′17.06″E / 45.5295917°N 14.8047389°E / 45.5295917; 14.8047389Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityKočevjeArea
 • Total2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)Elevation
623.3 m (2,044.9 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total11[1]

Gornja Briga (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnja ˈbɾiːɡa]; in older sources also Gorenja Briga,[2] German: Obertiefenbach[2][3]) is a small 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]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 34.
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. ^ Kočevje municipal site

External links

  • Gornja Briga on Geopedia
  • Pre–World War II map of Gornja Briga with oeconyms and family names
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