Goriška Vas pri Škocjanu explained

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]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Goriška vas to Goriška vas pri Škocjanu in 1953.[4]

Church

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Web site: Krajevne in vaške skupnosti . Občina Škocjan . January 25, 2019 . January 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130952/http://www.obcina-skocjan.si/obcina-skocjan/vaski-odbori . dead .
  3. http://www.obcina-skocjan.si Škocjan municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Web site: EŠD 2510 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 21 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507051737/http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=2510&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 . 7 May 2012 .