Breznica pri Žireh (pronounced [ˈbɾeːznitsa pɾi ʒiˈɾeːx], German: Bresnik[2]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

[3] Breznica pri Žireh was attested in written sources as Brieznitz in 1291, Nabresnitzi in 1453, and Wresnitzi in 1500.

Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci), it originally referred to the local vegetation.

[6] The small church in the centre of the settlement is a late 15th- to early 16th-century building.

It is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Žiri.