| Official Name: | Kaplja Vas |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Komenda |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.27 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.1999°N 14.543°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 336 |
Kaplja Vas (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Kaplja vas,[2] [3] [4] frequently also Kapla vas,[5] [6] [7] de|Kaplawas[8]) is a formerly independent settlement in the southern part of the village of Komenda in central Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Komenda. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Kaplja Vas is an elongated village stretching along the road from Komenda to Moste. It lies above the Pšata River. The village has extensive fields but limited wooded land.[1]
Kaplja Vas was originally named Kapela vas (literally, 'chapel village') in reference to a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter that was later developed into a church (now in Komenda). Until about 1800, the hamlet below the church was known as Apnenice.[5] In the past the German name of the village was Kaplawas.[1] [8]
Fragments of prehistoric pottery, roof tiles and remains of walls from antiquity, and a Roman coin from AD 276–283 have been discovered in Kaplja Vas, attesting to early settlement in the area. Continuity of settlement is indicated by the discovery of early Slavic graves near the parish church and a fragment of a quern.[9] In the past, Kaplja Vas produced large quantities of wine; the village also had two grain mills and two sawmills.[1] During the Second World War, the Partisans operated an underground print shop at the Mejač farm in Kaplja Vas from the end of March to mid-May 1944, after which it was relocated to Mlaka. A Home Guard post was established in the village in mid-August 1944.[5] Kaplja Vas was annexed by the village of Komenda in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[3] [10]