Kriška Vas

Kriška Vas
Kriška Vas is located in Slovenia
Kriška Vas
Kriška Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′30.96″N 14°44′16.51″E / 45.9419333°N 14.7379194°E / 45.9419333; 14.7379194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total
1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
562.1 m (1,844.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
133
[1][better source needed]

Kriška Vas (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Kriška vas, in older sources also Križna Vas, (German: Kreuzdorf)[2] is a village south of Višnja Gora in the municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

Mary Magdalene Church

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the parish of Višnja Gora. It was built in the 16th century and was partially rebuilt in the 17th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Index". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008.
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 2671". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 August 2011.


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