Tomažja Vas Explained

Official Name:Tomažja 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:Škocjan
Area Total Km2:0.99
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:107
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8793°N 15.2971°W
Elevation M:171.8
Footnotes:[1]

Tomažja Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /tɔˈmaːʒja ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Tomažja vas) is a small village in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Withion the municipality, it is the administrative centre of the Village Community of Dobrava pri Škocjanu and Tomažja Vas.[2] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Bela Cerkev. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Web site: Krajevne in vaške skupnosti . Občina Škocjan . January 25, 2019.
  3. http://www.obcina-skocjan.si Škocjan municipal site
  4. Web site: EŠD 1623 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 27 June 2011.