Official Name: | Goriška Vas pri Škocjanu |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
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: | Škocjan |
Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 11 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.9217°N 15.274°W |
Elevation M: | 284.2 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Goriška Vas pri Škocjanu (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾiːʃka ˈʋaːs pɾi ʃkɔˈtsjaːnu/; Slovenian: Goriška vas pri Škocjanu) is a small village in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it belongs to the Village Community of Zagrad.[2] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Goriška vas to Goriška vas pri Škocjanu in 1953.[4]
The local church is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Škocjan. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque in the first half of the 18th century.[5]