Goriča Vas Explained

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]

Church

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. http://www.ribnica.si Ribnica municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage