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Bresternica

Coordinates: 46°34′N 15°34′E / 46.567°N 15.567°E / 46.567; 15.567
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Bresternica
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,346
ClimateCfb
[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.


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