Brkini Hills
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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