Koroška Vas, Novo Mesto

Koroška Vas
Koroška Vas

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°44′45.26″N 15°11′41.83″E / 45.7459056°N 15.1949528°E / 45.7459056; 15.1949528Coordinates: 45°44′45.26″N 15°11′41.83″E / 45.7459056°N 15.1949528°E / 45.7459056; 15.1949528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Novo Mesto
Area
  Total 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation 281.6 m (923.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 194
[1]

Koroška Vas (pronounced [kɔˈɾoːʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Koroška vas) is a settlement in the hills south of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Koroška vas literally means 'Carinthian village'. It was attested in written sources in 1485 as Koroschndorf vnder Meichaw. The name refers to a settlement that was colonized by arrivals from Carinthia in the Middle Ages. See also Koroška Vas na Pohorju and Koroška Bela for similar names outside Carinthia.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Novo Mesto municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 201–202.


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