Krška Vas (pronounced [ˈkərʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Krška vas, German: Gurkdorf[2]) is a settlement just east of Krka, near the source of the Krka River, in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Krška Vas | |
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  Krška Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′4.66″N 14°47′13.26″E / 45.8846278°N 14.7870167°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ivančna Gorica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280.2 m (919.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 133 |
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A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built in the last quarter of the 19th century.[4]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
- ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 18129". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
External links edit
Media related to Krška Vas at Wikimedia Commons- Krška Vas on Geopedia
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