Velika Vas pri Krškem explained

Official Name:Velika Vas pri Krškem
Other Name:Velika Vas (until 1971)
Native Name:Velika vas pri Krškem
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:3.9
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:267
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9189°N 15.4586°W
Elevation M:159.3
Footnotes:[1]

Velika Vas pri Krškem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlika ˈʋaːs pɾi ˈkəɾʃkɛm/; Slovenian: Velika vas pri Krškem, German: Großdorf[2]) is a village southwest of Leskovec in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the motorway from Ljubljana to Zagreb. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Velika vas to Velika vas pri Krškem in 1971.[4] In the past the German name was Großdorf.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It is a medieval building that was greatly rebuilt in the 19th century.[5]

Other cultural heritage

Prehistoric and Roman graves have been found in the settlement. Remains of Roman buildings, a villa rustica, a milliarium from the time of Marcus Aurelius, imbrices and tegulae, tesserae, and hundreds of burials point to the proximity of the Roman town of Neviodunum.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 78.
  3. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage