| Official Name: | Stehanja 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: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Trebnje |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.49 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 44 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9152°N 14.9233°W |
| Elevation M: | 423.7 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Stehanja Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /stɛˈxaːnja ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Stehanja vas, German: Stockendorf[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies south of Veliki Gaber, south of the Slovenian A2 motorway. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now part of the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Stehanja Vas was attested in historical sources in 1228 as Stoychornsdorf, in 1406 as Stocheindorff, and in 1460 as Stochendarff.[4] [5] The name of the village comes from the nickname Stehan, a contraction of *Stojehan, thus meaning 'Stehan's village', referring to an early inhabitant of the settlement.[4]
The local church, built north of the village, is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Šentlovrenc. It is a well-preserved example of Gothic architecture dating to the mid-15th century with few alterations.[6]