Breznica pod Lubnikom () is a village in the Municipality of à  kofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Breznica pod Lubnikom is a village with a clustered core on the south slope of Mount Lubnik (). It also included the hamlets and isolated farms of DolinÃÂek, PotoÃÂnik, Pri Nacetu, Rohotnik, Zalubnikar, and à ½erinc. The Breznica Gorge (Breznià ¡ka grapa) lies to the east, the PotoÃÂnik Gorge (PotoÃÂnià ¡ka grapa) to the northwest below Pleà ¡e Hill (), and the Sopotnik Gorge (Sopotnià ¡ka grapa) to the west below Hoje Hill (). The village is connected by road to Podpulfrca in the Poljane Sora Valley to the southeast.
Breznica pod Lubnikom was attested in written sources as Brieznitz in 1291 and Nabresnitzi in 1500, among other spellings. The name of the settlement was changed from Breznica to Breznica pod Lubnikom in 1953. The name is derived from the common noun breza 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.
Ancient settlement in the area is attested by the discovery of Neolithic artifacts above the village in Lubnik Cave (, also known as Kevdrc Cave) on the south slope of Mount Lubnik. During the Second World War, the Partisans Peter KavÃÂià(a.k.a. Jegorov; 1908âÂÂ1944) and Danila Kumar (a.k.a. Andreja; 1921âÂÂ1944), later named a People's Hero of Yugoslavia, were killed in fighting here. They are commemorated by a monument.
Breznica pod Lubnikom is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Breznica Grave () is located on a steep slope 10 m below the road northwest of the village. It contains the remains of the civilian Gabrijela Lukanc (1921âÂÂ1944), whom the Partisans abducted from her home in Puà ¡tal and murdered after several days.
Notable people that were born or lived in Breznica pod Lubnikom include: