Stiška Vas Explained

Official Name:Stiška Vas
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:106
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2763°N 14.5067°W
Elevation M:717
Footnotes:[1]

Stiška Vas (pronounced as /sl/; Slovenian: Stiška vas, German: Sittichsdorf[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Stiška Vas lies on a broad terrace south of Mount Krvavec (1853m (6,079feet)) and the valley of the Reka River. In addition to the village core with the church, the settlement includes the hamlets of Hribašek to the west and Škrjančevo to the east. Šipen Hill (900m (3,000feet)) rises above the village to the north.[3]

Name

The name Stiška vas appears to mean 'Stična village'. The locals explain the name as deriving from the obligation to pay a tithe to the abbey in Stična.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and dates to 1751, when the old church in the center of the village was demolished and the current church was built on a small hill above the village.[4] The church features Stations of the Cross painted by Leopold Layer (1752–1828).[3]

Notable people

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 52.
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 169.
  4. http://www.cerklje.si/207.0.html Cerklje municipal site
  5. Web site: Vatovec . Fran . Ivan Železnikar . Slovenska biografija . July 15, 2019.