| Official Name: | Ravenska Vas |
| Other Name: | Sveti Urh (until 1955) |
| 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 Sava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zagorje ob Savi |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 214 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.1342°N 15.019°W |
| Elevation M: | 423.9 |
| Postal Code: | 1410 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Ravenska Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾaˈʋeːnska ˈʋaːs/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːʋɛnska ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Ravenska vas, formerly Sveti Urh,[2] German: Sankt Ulrich[2]) is a settlement immediately east and southeast of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Urh (literally, 'Saint Ulrich') to Ravenska vas (literally, 'level village') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[4] [5] [6]
Ravenska Vas is the site of five known mass graves associated with the Second World War. They all contain the remains of unidentified victims. The Snežet Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Snežet) is located in the woods 500m (1,600feet) south of the house at Ravenska Vas no. 38.[7] The Birch Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Pod brezo) is located in the woods 300m (1,000feet) east of the house at Ravenska Vas no. 39.[8] The Ravenska Vas 1–3 mass graves (Slovenian: Grobišče Ravenska vas 1–3) are located in a meadow on the edge of the woods.[9] [10] [11]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovenian: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Zagorje ob Savi. It dates to the late 16th century and was restyled in the Baroque in the late 18th century.[12]