Bezina

Bezina (, ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road leading north from Slovenske Konjice to Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Name.
The name "Bezina" is derived from the Slavic common noun "*bъzъ" 'elder' (whence Slovene "bezeg" 'elder'), referring to the local vegetation. Similar names based on the same root are common in Slovenian ethnic territory (e.g., "Bezgovica" and "Bezovice", and "Basovizza" in Italy) as well as in other Slavic areas (e.g., "Bazje" in Croatia, "Bzová" in the Czech Republic, etc.).