Log pri Brezovici () is a settlement southwest of

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in central

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. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the

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region. The territory of the settlement is traversed by the A1 motorway, which used to have a

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there.

Name

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

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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of Brezovica.

Cultural heritage

The route of the former rail line from

Brezovica pri Ljubljani Brezovica pri Ljubljani (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 104.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia ...

Vrhnika Vrhnika (; ;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vrhnika. It is locat ...

passes through Log pri Brezovici. The rail line was completed in 1899 and was abandoned in 1966. A road overpass over the rail line was built in 1952.

References

External links

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Log pri Brezovici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer {{LogDragomer-geo-stub