Brkini Hills

[3] The Brkini region is divided among the municipalities of Hrpelje-Kozina, Pivka, Ilirska Bistrica, and Divača.

[4] The climate is mild, and the geological basis is flyschy, with smaller limestone areas in the northeast.

This indicates that the root of the name (brk-) may be derived from northern Italian bricco, bricca '(steep) slope'.

[3] Many people from the Brkini Hills commute to work to the nearby centers of Ilirska Bistrica, Podgrad, Hrpelje, and Kozina.

[3] During World War II, over one-third of the villages in the Brkini Hills were burned by Italian and German forces due to Partisan activity in the area, which significantly affected the development of the region.