Gornja Briga

Gornja Briga
Gornja Briga
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′46.53″N 14°48′17.06″E / 45.5295917°N 14.8047389°E / 45.5295917; 14.8047389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total
2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
623.3 m (2,045 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
11
Postal code
1338
[1]

Gornja Briga (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnja ˈbɾiːɡa]; in older sources also Gorenja Briga,[2] German: Obertiefenbach[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Climate

The climate is moderately continental with warm summers and moderately cold winters. The warmest month of the year is July (March), the coldest is January (February).

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 34.
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. ^ Kočevje municipal site