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Stranska Vas
Stranska Vas
	Stranska Vas Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°3′39.25″N 14°25′21.5″E / 46.0609028°N 14.422639°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
• Total	2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation	310.7 m (1,019.4 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	279
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)

Stranska Vas (pronounced [ˈstɾaːnska ˈʋaːs]; Slovenian: Stranska vas) is a clustered village northeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Geography

Stranska Vas lies on the road between Dobrova and Šentvid, Ljubljana on the left bank of Ostrožnik Creek, a tributary of the Gradaščica River. It extends south to the Gradaščica River, northeast up the slope of Utik Hill, and north across Čep Creek (Slovene: Čepski graben, a tributary of the Ostrožnik) and through the Šujica Woods (Šujski gozd) to the upper course of Ostrožnik Creek beyond Krašec Hill (393 m). The village includes the hamlet of Utik.^[3]

Name

Stranska Vas was first mentioned in 1376 under the semi-German name Strandörf (Strandorff in 1414, Stranstorff in 1431). In the past it was known as Stranskawaß in German.^[4] The name literally means 'village on the side' and is derived from the Slovene word stran 'side', referring to the location of the settlement on the slope of a hill.^[5]

Architectural heritage

The wayside shrine southwest of the village, on the road to Dobrova, is protected as a cultural heritage monument. It dates from the 19th century (renovated in 1997) and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.^[6]

Gallery

The hamlet of Utik in Stranska Vas
Wayside shrine in Stranska Vas

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 434.
^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 398.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17191