Ostrožno Brdo

Ostrožno Brdo
Village
1905 postcard of Ostrožno Brdo
1905 postcard of Ostrožno Brdo
Ostrožno Brdo is located in Slovenia
Ostrožno Brdo
Ostrožno Brdo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′12.96″N 14°7′27.86″E / 45.6202667°N 14.1244056°E / 45.6202667; 14.1244056
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation
631.9 m (2,073 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
104
[1]

Ostrožno Brdo (pronounced [ɔˈstɾoːʒnɔ ˈbəɾdɔ]; German: Ostroschno Berdo,[2] Italian: Monforte del Timavo) is a small village in the hills northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Suhorje.[4]

Notable people

  • Antonija Volk Krebelj (1908–2003), Slovenian farmer, maker of Suhorje Easter eggs, folk artist, and preserver of folk art

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
  3. ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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