Petrušnja Vas Explained

Official Name:Petrušnja 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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:1.83
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:160
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9584°N 14.8356°W
Elevation M:347.8
Footnotes:[1]

Petrušnja Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛˈtɾuːʃnja ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Petrušnja vas) is a village just north of Šentvid pri Stični in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (Slovenian: sveti Miklavž) and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1250 and was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Petrušnja Vas include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  3. Web site: EŠD 2492 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 27 July 2011.
  4. Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.