Jesenice, Brežice

Jesenice
Postcard of Jesenice
Jesenice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′32.33″N 15°41′26.36″E / 45.8589806°N 15.6906556°ECoordinates: 45°51′32.33″N 15°41′26.36″E / 45.8589806°N 15.6906556°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Brežice
Area
• Total	1.29 km^2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	213
[1]

Jesenice (pronounced [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ]; sometimes also Jesenice na Dolenjskem, German: Jessenitz^[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia.^[3] The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the Independent State of Croatia.^[4] It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Velika Dolina. It was built in the mid-16th century.^[5] It also contains Mokrice Castle, now run as a hotel and golf course.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 68.
3. Brežice municipal site
4. Dnevnik 16 April 2005
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2637

External links

• Media related to Jesenice, Brežice at Wikimedia Commons
• Jesenice at Geopedia