Stranska Vas, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec

Stranska Vas
Stranska Vas

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°3′39.25″N 14°25′21.5″E / 46.0609028°N 14.422639°ECoordinates: 46°3′39.25″N 14°25′21.5″E / 46.0609028°N 14.422639°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation 310.7 m (1,019.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 234
[1]

Stranska Vas (pronounced [ˈstɾaːnska ˈvaːs]; Slovenian: Stranska vas) is a clustered village northeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

Stranska Vas lies on the road between Dobrova and Šentvid, Ljubljana on the left bank of Ostrožnik Creek, a tributary of the Gradaščica River. It extends south to the Gradaščica River, northeast up the slope of Utik Hill, and north across Čep Creek (Slovene: Čepski graben, a tributary of the Ostrožnik) and through the Šujica Woods (Šujski gozd) to the upper course of Ostrožnik Creek beyond Krašec Hill (393 m). The village includes the hamlet of Utik.[3]

Name

Stranska Vas was first mentioned in 1376 under the semi-German name Strandörf (Strandorff in 1414, Stranstorff in 1431). In the 19th century it was known as Stranskawaß in German.[4] The name literally means 'village on the side' and is derived from the Slovene word stran 'side', referring to the location of the settlement on the slope of a hill.[5]

Architectural heritage

The wayside shrine southwest of the village, on the road to Dobrova, is protected as a cultural heritage monument. It dates from the 19th century (renovated in 1997) and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 434.
  4. ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
  5. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 398.
  6. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17191

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