Brezovica (Croatian pronunciation: [brêzoʋit͡sa]) is a city district and a settlement part of Zagreb, Croatia, located in the southwestern part of the city.
Brezovica | |
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City District | |
Brezovica | |
Coordinates: 45°43′27″N 15°54′28″E / 45.7242°N 15.9077°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | City of Zagreb |
Area | |
• Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 642 |
• Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The district had a total population of 12,030 inhabitants, while the settlement itself has a population of 642 according to the 2021 census[2] while it had 594 (as of 2011).[3][4]
It is one of the more rural districts in Zagreb. The A1 highway passes through Brezovica, although it has no exits there.
Of note is Dvorac Brezovica, an eighteenth-century chateau now owned by the Zagreb Archdiocese. Dvorac Brezovica (castle) has been abandoned for several years and the building and its surroundings have fallen into disrepair.