Brege () is a small
village
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south of
Krško Krško (; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the City Municipality of Krško. The town lies on the Sava River and on the northwest edge of the Krško Plain (), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (). The area is divided between t ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
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.
Name
Brege was attested in written sources as ''Rayn'' in 1358 and ''Rain'' 1442.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Brege include the following:
*
Mihajlo Rostohar
Mihajlo Rostohar (July 30, 1878 – August 5, 1966) was a Slovenian psychologist, author and educator, who played an important role during the creation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Together with Ivan Hribar and Danilo Majaron, ...
(1878–1966), psychologist, author, educator
References
External links
Brege on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Krško
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