Zabreznica (;
) is one of ten villages in the
Municipality of Žirovnica
The Municipality of Žirovnica (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the village of Breznica.
In the Završnica Valley, behind the Reber range that overlooks the villages, the first public hydroelectric plant in S ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality.
Above the village, on the Reber Ridge, a church dedicated to
St. Lawrence was rebuilt in the 1990s on the foundations of a Romanesque church that was demolished in 1821. It is decorated with work by the contemporary Slovene artists Janez Bernik and Andrej Jemec.
References
External links
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Zabreznica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica
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