Kaplja Vas, Sevnica Explained

Official Name:Kaplja Vas
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sevnica
Area Total Km2:1.64
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:63
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9609°N 15.1791°W
Elevation M:256.9
Footnotes:[1]

Kaplja Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkaːplja ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Kaplja vas) is a village in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Tržišče. It is a medieval building with a Romanesque nave, a Gothic presbyterium, and the church tower from the 17th century. It stands in the hamlet of Sveti Jurij[3] on St. George's Hill (Slovenian: Šentjurski hrib).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-sevnica.si Sevnica municipal site
  3. Web site: EŠD 2615 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 30 September 2011.