- Population
- 6,843
- 6.8K
- Elevation
- 158 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZAG Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport41 km
- MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport64 km
About Brežice
Brežice is a city. Location: Municipality of Brežice, Slovenia. Population: 6,843. Elevation: 158 m.
Brežice (pronounced [ˈbɾèːʒitsɛ] ; German: Rann [ʁan]) is a town in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Brežice. It lies in the center of the Brežice Plain (Slovene: Brežiško polje), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (Slovene: Krška ravan). The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territory on the left bank of the Sava River) and Lower Carniola (territory on the right bank of the Sava River).
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- monument of local significance
- Area
- 8.9 km²
- Official website
- brezice.si
Source: Wikidata
Travel notes for Brežice
From Wikivoyage
Brežice is old medieval town in the Posavje of Southeastern Slovenia.
Get in+
By train from Ljubljana, the trip takes around 1 hr 40 min (around €7 one way).
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Climate of Brežice
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (127 mm)
- Driest month
- January (52 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 55 | 73 | 80 | 91 | 127 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 77 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Brežice
The nearest airport is Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zagreb, 32 km to the east.
Airports
- Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 41 kmsoutheast
- Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 64 kmnorth
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Zagreb Population: 663.6K 32 kmeast
- Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 86 kmwest
- Rijeka Population: 108K 111 kmsouthwest
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 127 kmnorthwest
- Graz Population: 303.3K 129 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brežice
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 118 natural sites, 114 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Krka River 1 kmS
- Krapina River 19 kmNE
- Krapina River 19 kmSE
- Bistra River 17 kmE
25–60 km43 places
- Kašina River 50 kmE
- Lake Ptuj Lake 59 kmNE
- Lake Žovnek Lake 60 kmNW
- Žumberačka Gora Mountain 27 kmSW
60–100 km204 places
- Ribnica Lake Lake 71 kmN
- Veliki Snežnik Mountain 95 kmW
- Šmarna gora Mountain 91 kmW
- Pohorje Mountain 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
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