Official Name: | Vitanje 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: | Styria |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Vitanje |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3833°N 15.2972°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 478 |
Vitanje Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋiːtanjɛ ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Vitanje vas, also Vitanja vas[2] or Vitanjska vas,[3] [4] German: Dorf Weitenstein[3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vitanje in northeastern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Vitanje.[5] The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Vitanje Vas lies in the northern part of Vitanje, separated from the main part of the town by the Hudinja River. It is the older part of the now-combined town.[5] Jesenica Creek flows to the west of the settlement and Hočna Creek to the east; both are tributaries of the Hudinja. The street name Na vasi (literally, 'in the village') in the settlement reflects its name.
Vitanje Vas was merged with the main settlement of Vitanje Trg in 1953 to create the combined settlement of Vitanje.[6]
The parish church in Vitanje stands in Vitanje Vas.[1] [5]