Kriška Vas

Kriška Vas
Kriška Vas

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°56′30.96″N 14°44′16.51″E / 45.9419333°N 14.7379194°ECoordinates: 45°56′30.96″N 14°44′16.51″E / 45.9419333°N 14.7379194°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
  Total 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation 562.1 m (1,844.2 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 133
[1]

Kriška Vas (Slovene: Kriška vas, in older sources also Križna Vas,[2] German: Kreuzdorf[2]) is a village south of Višnja Gora 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]

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Višnja Gora. It was built in the 16th century and was partially rebuilt in the 17th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.
  3. Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. "EŠD 2671". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

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