Kovača Vas (pronounced [kɔˈʋaːtʃa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Kovača vas, German: Schmieddorf[2]) is a small village above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Kovača Vas | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Kovača Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′48.81″N 15°3′53.92″E / 45.4968917°N 15.0649778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Črnomelj |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403.7 m (1,324.5 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg ob Kolpi. What is now the side chapel dedicated to Saint Anne was the sanctuary of the original medieval church that was extended in the 18th century. The entire church was renovated in 2000.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
- ^ Črnomelj municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2771
External links
edit
Media related to Kovača Vas at Wikimedia Commons- Kovača Vas on Geopedia
 | This article about the Municipality of Črnomelj in Slovenia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |