Bresternica

Bresternica
Bresternica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°34′11.16″N 15°34′38.64″E / 46.5697667°N 15.5774000°E / 46.5697667; 15.5774000
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Maribor
Area
  Total 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation 321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 1,346
[1]

Bresternica (pronounced [ˈbɾeːstəɾnitsa] or [bɾɛstəɾˈniːtsa]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Maribor.[2] After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Bresternica until the end of 1945.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Maribor municipal site
  3. Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.

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Coordinates: 46°34′N 15°34′E / 46.567°N 15.567°E / 46.567; 15.567


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