Official Name: | Goriča Vas |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ribnica |
Area Total Km2: | 1.97 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 437 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.7281°N 14.7374°W |
Elevation M: | 489.3 |
Postal Code: | 1310 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Goriča Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾiːtʃa ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Goriča vas, German: Weikersdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. It lies just south of the town of Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The local church, built outside the village to the south, is dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary (Slovenian: Ime Marijino) and belongs to the Parish of Ribnica. It is a medieval building with 16th- and 19th-century additions.[4]