Brezje in Gorenjska is famous as a pilgrimage place of Slovenian Cristians. Brezje is visited across all year, but the main meeting is at the festival of Maria Pomagaj in 24 th of May. Brezje are situated in outstanding beauty of Slovenian land, because they lie in Gorenjska flat country under rich woods of Karavanke, Jelovica and Pokljuka under powerful Triglav. Brezje are first mentioned in 11th century, but at least in 15th century was there modest church of saint Vid, which belonged in parish church Mošnje. In basilica of saint Vid today worship merciful image Mother of God, which was painted by Leopold Layer in the year 1814 and people name it »Marija Pomagaj«. In the year 1907 was crowned by Ljubljana's bishop Anton Bonaventura Jeglič with permission of pope Pij X.
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary and Holy family sculpture in Brezje
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Parking places in Brezje
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Souvenir shops ob parkirišču
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Brezje
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary
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Church in Brezje
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Right part of Basilica of the Virgin Mary
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary - front
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary - front door
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary - inside
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Basilica of the Virgin Mary - side door
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Church of the Virgin Mary in Brezje from distance
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Holy family sculpture in park of peace in Brezje
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Church of the Virgin Mary in Brezje
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Holy family sculpture and cross
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Cross in Brezje
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Monument in memory of Pope John Paul II near Basilica in Brezje
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Chapel in honour St. Francisek Asiski in Brezje
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In memory
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Promenade with fountain in Brezje
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Rajski vrt Inn in Brezje
Data
Municipality: RADOVLJICA (18872 population)
Settlements in the municipality:
Radovljica (6077 population), Lesce (2806), Begunje na Gorenjskem (996), Kropa (752), Kamna Gorica (530),
Lancovo (506), Brezje (474), Ljubno (447), Mošnje (435), Zapuže (387), Posavec (383), Zgoša (369), Vrbnje (357), Podnart (316), Hlebce (276), Črnivec (258), Hraše (240), Poljče (203), Ovsiše (203), Nova vas pri Lescah (199), Spodnja Lipnica (191), Otoče (187), Zgornja Lipnica (181), Dvorska vas (173), Zgornja Dobrava (156), Brezovica (137), Srednja Dobrava (128), Dobro Polje (126), Poljšica pri Podnartu (118), Spodnji Otok (112), Studenčice (108), Češnjica pri Kropi (102), Gorica (89), Zaloše (83), Mišače (71), Prezrenje (70), Zgornji Otok (63), Slatna (62), Vošče (53), Brda (48), Lipnica (47), Spodnja Dobrava (46), Rovte (43), Mlaka (37), Globoko (37), Dobravica (35), Peračica (34), Zadnja vas (33), Ravnica (31), Praproše (30), Srednja vas (23), Noše (4)