Nemška Vas, Ribnica

Nemška Vas
Nemška Vas

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°43′13.5″N 14°44′38.72″E / 45.720417°N 14.7440889°E / 45.720417; 14.7440889Coordinates: 45°43′13.5″N 14°44′38.72″E / 45.720417°N 14.7440889°E / 45.720417; 14.7440889
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
  Total 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation 487.4 m (1,599.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 268
[1]

Nemška Vas (pronounced [ˈneːmʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Nemška vas, German: Deutschdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. It lies south of the town of Ribnica on the main road to Dolenja Vas. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church, built east of the village, is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Parish of Ribnica. It was built in 1843 on the site of a 14th-century church.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  3. Ribnica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2222


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