Vitanje Vas

Vitanje Vas
Vitanje Vas Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′00″N 15°17′50″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Vitanje
Elevation [1]	478 m (1,568 ft)

Vitanje Vas (pronounced [ˈʋiːtanjɛ ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: 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.

Geography

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.

History

Vitanje Vas was merged with the main settlement of Vitanje Trg in 1953 to create the combined settlement of Vitanje.[6]

Cultural heritage

The parish church in Vitanje stands in Vitanje Vas.[1][5]

References

1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 569.
2. Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. Ljubljana: Vlada Ljudske republike Slovenije. 1951. p. 76.
3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 52.
4. Glonar, Joža (1933). Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda. p. 449.
5. Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 309.
6. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. p. 113.

External links

• Vitanje with Vitanja Vas (unmarked) on Geopedia