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The Brkini Hills border on the north on the [[Reka (river)|Reka River]], on the southwest on the [[Materija Valley]] ({{lang|sl|''Matarsko podolje''}}), on the northwest on the [[Kras|Karst Plateau]] ({{lang|sl|''Kras''}}), and on the southeast on the [[Jelšane Valley]] ({{lang|sl|''Jelšansko podolje''}}).<ref name="Geopedia">{{cite book |url=http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L8731_F28#T105_L8731_F28_x430721_y47182_s12_b4 |chapter=Čez Brkine na Slavnik |language=Slovenian |trans_chapter=Over Brkini on the Slavnik Hill |title=Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije |trans_title=Path of Couriers and Operators of the National Liberation War |authors=Dobnik, Jože |publisher=Društvo Domicilnega odbora kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije. Geopedia.si |year=2006 |accessdate=1 February 2012 |ISBN=961-238-581-5}}</ref> The Brkini region is divided among the municipalities of [[Municipality of |
The Brkini Hills border on the north on the [[Reka (river)|Reka River]], on the southwest on the [[Materija Valley]] ({{lang|sl|''Matarsko podolje''}}), on the northwest on the [[Kras|Karst Plateau]] ({{lang|sl|''Kras''}}), and on the southeast on the [[Jelšane Valley]] ({{lang|sl|''Jelšansko podolje''}}).<ref name="Geopedia">{{cite book |url=http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L8731_F28#T105_L8731_F28_x430721_y47182_s12_b4 |chapter=Čez Brkine na Slavnik |language=Slovenian |trans_chapter=Over Brkini on the Slavnik Hill |title=Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije |trans_title=Path of Couriers and Operators of the National Liberation War |authors=Dobnik, Jože |publisher=Društvo Domicilnega odbora kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije. Geopedia.si |year=2006 |accessdate=1 February 2012 |ISBN=961-238-581-5}}</ref> The Brkini region is divided among the municipalities of [[Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina|Hrpelje-Kozina]], [[Municipality of Pivka|Pivka]], [[Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica|Ilirska Bistrica]], and [[Municipality of Divača|Divača]].<ref name="CaseStudy" /> The region is {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} wide, and covers an area of {{convert|180|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Geopedia" /> Its central part is {{convert|700|to|800|m|abbr=on}} high.<ref name="Geopedia" /> The center of the region is the village of [[Pregarje]].<ref name="CaseStudy">{{cite article |url=http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/oddelki/geo/publikacije/dela/files/dela_17/brkini.pdf |title=Problematika slovenskega podeželja na primeru Brkinov |language=Slovenian, English|trans_title=Problems of Slovenian Rural Areas. Case Study of Brkini Hills. |authors=Barborič, Blaž. Bobič, Živa. Borko, Sebastijan. Dobravc, Mina. Pirc, Janez |journal=Dela |publisher=Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana |year=2002 |issue=17 |pages=265–284 |ISSN=0354-0596}}</ref> The climate is mild, and the geological basis is [[flysch]]y, with a minor [[limestone]] part in the northeast.<ref name="CaseStudy" /> The region is a link between the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] and the continental part of Slovenia.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://geo2.ff.uni-lj.si/pisnadela/pdfs/dipl_201111_urska_barba.pdf |title=Turizem v občini Hrpelje - Kozina in možnosti za njegov nadaljnji razvoj |language=Slovenian, English|trans_title=Tourism in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina and Possibilities for its Future Development |page=11 |publisher=Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana |year=2011 |first=Urška |last=Barba}}</ref> |
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The Brkini Hills (pronounced [bəɾˈkiːni]; Slovene: Brkini; Croatian: Brkinija[1]) is a hilly region in southwestern Slovenia.[2]
Geography
The Brkini Hills border on the north on the Reka River, on the southwest on the Materija Valley ([Matarsko podolje] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), on the northwest on the Karst Plateau ([Kras] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), and on the southeast on the Jelšane Valley ([Jelšansko podolje] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).[3] The Brkini region is divided among the municipalities of Hrpelje-Kozina, Pivka, Ilirska Bistrica, and Divača.[4] The region is 25 km (16 mi) long and 7 km (4.3 mi) wide, and covers an area of 180 km2 (69 sq mi).[3] Its central part is 700 to 800 m (2,300 to 2,600 ft) high.[3] The center of the region is the village of Pregarje.[4] The climate is mild, and the geological basis is flyschy, with a minor limestone part in the northeast.[4] The region is a link between the Mediterranean and the continental part of Slovenia.[5]
Name
The name Brkini is believed to be of Italian origin because of the suffixation pattern. This indicates that the root of the name (brk-) may be derived from northern Italian bricco, bricca '(steep) slope'. Derivation from the Slavic noun brdo 'hill' is doubtful.[1]
Economy
The Brkini Hills are an economically underdeveloped region,[4] with the main economic activity being fruit farming, in particular plums.[3] Many people from the Brkini Hills commute to work to the nearby centers of Ilirska Bistrica, Podgrad, Hrpelje, and Kozina.[3] During World War II, over one-third of the villages in the Brkini Hills were burned by Italian and German forces due to Partisan activity in the area, which significantly affected the development of the region.[3] The population density is low, with people still leaving.[4]
References
- ^ a b Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 82.
- ^ Miroslav Bertoša, Robert Matijašić, ed. (2005). "Brkini". Istrian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ a b c d e f "Čez Brkine na Slavnik". Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije (in Slovenian). Društvo Domicilnega odbora kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije. Geopedia.si. 2006. ISBN 961-238-581-5. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
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- ^ Barba, Urška (2011). Turizem v občini Hrpelje - Kozina in možnosti za njegov nadaljnji razvoj (PDF) (in Slovenian and English). Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. p. 11.
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