Breg ob Savi
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°12′35.96″N 14°23′15.53″E / 46.2099889°N 14.3876472°E / 46.2099889; 14.3876472![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/25px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png)
(2002)
Breg ob Savi (pronounced [ˈbɾeːk ɔp ˈsaːʋi]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River, just south of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Name
Breg ob Savi was attested in historical sources as Rayn in 1464 and Rain in 1476.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Breg to Breg ob Savi in 1953.[4]
Church
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje.jpg/187px-Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje.jpg)
View from south
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje_%28freska_sv._Kri%C5%A1tofa%29_%282%29.jpg/145px-Breg_ob_Savi_-_cerkev_sv._Matere_Bo%C5%BEje_%28freska_sv._Kri%C5%A1tofa%29_%282%29.jpg)
Fresco of Saint Christopher by Jernej of Loka (1525–30)
Mother of God Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mother of God.[5] It is the parish church of the Parish of Kranj–Drulovka / Breg.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Kranj municipal site
- ^ "Breg ob Savi". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Breg ob Savi on Kam.si
External links
Media related to Breg ob Savi at Wikimedia Commons
- Breg ob Savi on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Kranj
![Location of the Municipality of Kranj in Slovenia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Karte_Kranj_si.png/150px-Karte_Kranj_si.png)
![View of Kranj, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kranj](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Kranj.jpg/150px-Kranj.jpg)
- Kieselstein Castle
- Kokra River Canyon
- Lake Trboje
- Plečnik Steps
- Schrottenturn Manor
- St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
- St. Judoc's Church
- St. Margaret's Hill
- Šum Falls
- Udin Woods
- Janez Bleiweis
- Davorin Dolar
- Lojze Dolinar
- Primož Grašič
- Boštjan Hladnik
- Simon Jenko
- Leopold Layer
- Peter Lipar
- Janez Mencinger
- Franc Novak
- Jože Plečnik
- Marko Pogačnik
- Ivan Pregelj
- Marij Pregelj
- France Prešeren
- Johann Pucher
- Edvard Ravnikar
- Andrej Šifrer
- Hinko Smrekar
- Marjan Šorli
- Andrej Štremfelj
- Tone Volčič