Nova Vas, Bloke Explained

Official Name:Nova Vas
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bloke
Area Total Km2:1.42
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:293
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7726°N 14.5064°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:720
Footnotes:[2]

Nova Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈnɔːʋa ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Nova vas, German: Neudorf[3]) is the largest village and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]

Name

Nova Vas was attested in written sources as villa nova in 1282, Newndorf in 1341, and Newdarff in 1499, among other spellings.[5] The name Nova vas literally means 'new village', designating a settlement that was created later than nearby villages. Nova vas is a common toponym in Slovenia.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin . Slovenian, English . Height above sea level of seats of municipalities . 2002 . Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524220943/http://www.stat.si/letopis/2002/01_02/01-06-02.asp?jezik=en . 2013-05-24 .
  2. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 130.
  4. http://www.bloke.si/ Bloke municipal site
  5. Web site: Nova vas . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . December 19, 2021.
  6. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 448.