title: Brezje pri Lekmarju
text: # Brezje pri Lekmarju
  
  Brezje pri Lekmarju (pronounced) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Kozje region (Slovene: Kozjansko) south of Šmarje and east of Sveti Štefan. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
  
  ## Name
  
  The name of the settlement was changed from Brezje to Brezje pri Lekmarju in 1953.
  
  