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Human settlement · Municipality of Sežana
Human settlement
Brje pri Koprivi
Slovenia
Municipality of Sežana
registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
About
Brje pri Koprivi (pronounced [ˈbəɾjɛ pɾi kɔˈpɾiːʋi]) is a small settlement southeast of Kopriva in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The name Brje pri Koprivi literally means 'Brje near Kopriva '. The name Brje is derived from * Brjane 'hill dwellers', ultimately from Common Slavic * bьrdo 'hill'. Like other settlements with the same name (e.g., Brje, Brje pri Komnu ), it is thus a geographical designation for the original inhabitants.
It was settled by the Uskoks, as evidenced by the surnames Jurca, Novič, and Gulič as well as the former church (demolished in 1802) dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.
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