Izvir, Brežice

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°51′34.08″N 15°33′6.69″E / 45.8594667°N 15.5518583°E / 45.8594667; 15.5518583Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionLower SavaMunicipalityBrežiceArea
 • Total1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)Elevation
289.6 m (950.1 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total16 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)[1]


Izvir (pronounced [iˈzʋiːɾ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Gorjanci Mountains close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Reconstructed Roman cistern near Izvir

The name Izvir means 'spring' or 'source of water' in Slovene. Chance finds of Roman clay piping and archaeological excavations in the 1930s revealed a now-reconstructed water cistern at the source of a stream and a Roman aqueduct supplying water to the nearby settlement of Neviodunum.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Brežice municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 11068
  • Izvir on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Brežice
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  • Brezina
  • Črnc
  • Šentlenart
  • Spodnja Ribnica
  • Spodnja Sušica
  • Trnje
  • Zakot
  • Zasavje
  • Zgornja Sušica
Location of the Municipality of Brezice in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Brezice in Slovenia
View of Brežice, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brežice
View of Brežice, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brežice
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