Vas (pronounced [ˈʋaːs]) is a small village on the left bank of the Kolpa River southwest of Fara in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Vas | |
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  Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′20.84″N 14°52′21.79″E / 45.4724556°N 14.8727194°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kostel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 222.8 m (731.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 67 |
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History edit
The Vas–Fara volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[3]
Cultural heritage edit
There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[4]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Kostel municipal site
- ^ Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14011
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