Official Name: | Velika 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: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Moravče |
Area Total Km2: | 2.62 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 53 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1051°N 14.7352°W |
Elevation M: | 510.1 |
Postal Code: | 1251 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Velika Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlika ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Velika vas, German: Großdorf[2]) is a settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Moravče 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 Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The name Velika vas literally means 'big village'. Velika Vas was attested in historical sources as Michilndorff in 1178, Michildorf in 1344, and Mycheldorf (cf. Middle High German michel 'big', dorf 'village') in 1384, among other spellings.[4]
Velika Vas was already considered a separate village in the 19th century.[2] Following administrative changes, Velika Vas was again made a separate village in 1953, when it was formed from the territory of Sveti Miklavž.[5]