Braslovče

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Braslovče
Zovnek Castle
Location of the Municipality of Braslovče in Slovenia
Braslovče Location of the city of Braslovče in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°17′N 15°02′E / 46.283, 15.033
Country	Slovenia
Municipality	Braslovče
Government
- Mayor	Marko Balant
Area
- Total	54.9 km² (21.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	4,933
- males	2,435
- female	2,498
Average age	44.01 years
Residential areas	31.51 m2 (339.2 sq ft)/person
Households	1,623
Families	1412
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Braslovče (German: Fraßlau) is a municipality in Slovenia in former Lower Styria. As of the 2002 census, Braslovče had 4,933 inhabitants. Braslovče was first documented in 1140 AD. In the second half of the 14th century Braslovče was granted the rights of a market town by the Counts of Cilli. The parish church, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, was mentioned for the first time in 1255.

[edit] Towns and villages

Braslovče includes the following villages:

Dobrovlje, Glinje, Gomilsko, Grajska vas, Kamenče, Letuš, Male Braslovče, Orla vas, Parižlje, Podgorje pri Letušu, Podvrh, Poljče, Preserje, Rakovlje, Spodnje Gorče, Šentrupert, Šmatevž, Topovlje, Trnava, Zakl, Zgornje Gorče

World War II officially ended in Slovenia when Commander Alexander Löhr surrendered in the name of the German troops in Slovenia, in Letuš in May 1945.

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 3 February 2006.

Coordinates: 46°17′N 15°02′E / 46.283, 15.033