Preserje, Brezovica
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Preserje is a village
in the Brezovica municipality
in central Slovenia
. It lies immediately east of Kamnik pod Krimom
. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
.
There are two churches near the settlement. On a hill to the northeast of the settlement is a 17th century church dedicated to Saint Joseph
. The parish church
, on the southern outskirts of the settlement next to the local cemetery
, is dedicated to Saint Vitus
and was built in 1711.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Brezovica municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in central Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies immediately east of Kamnik pod Krimom
Kamnik pod Krimom
Kamnik pod Krimom is a village in the Brezovica municipality in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the marshlands to the south of the capital Ljubljana...
. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
Osrednjeslovenska statistical region
The Central Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in central Slovenia. It includes the Slovene capital Ljubljana and is the most densely populated area of Slovenia. In terms of size it is the second largest region. It has good traffic connections in all directions and is economically...
.
There are two churches near the settlement. On a hill to the northeast of the settlement is a 17th century church dedicated to Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
. The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, on the southern outskirts of the settlement next to the local cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
, is dedicated to Saint Vitus
Vitus
Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
and was built in 1711.