Complete the sentence about Brežice with the correct year: Peasant uprisings took place during the 16th century; in ______ peasants attacked the castle in Brežice, burned it, and killed the nobility sheltering in it.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1515
Brežice is a town in the Lower Sava Valley in eastern Slovenia, close to the Croatian border. During the peasant uprisings of the 16th century, peasants attacked its castle in 1515, burned it and killed the nobles who had taken shelter inside.
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