Brode, Vransko

Brode
Tržca (until 1955)
Brode is located in Slovenia
Brode
Brode
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′54.29″N 14°57′54.89″E / 46.2484139°N 14.9652472°E / 46.2484139; 14.9652472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityVransko
Area
 • Total
1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation
329.8 m (1,082 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
195

Brode (pronounced [bɾɔˈdeː]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlets of Gaberšek and Tržica (or Tršca).

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Tržca to Brode in 1955. Until 1955, the name Brode referred to a hamlet of Tržca.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Vransko municipal site
  3. 1 2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p.482.
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.