Župeča Vas
Župeča Vas (pronounced [ʒuˈpeːtʃa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Župeča vas, German: Supetschendorf[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River, east of Cerklje ob Krki in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Župeča Vas | |
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Župeča Vas Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°53′4.18″N 15°31′41.18″E | |
Country | |
Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Lower Sava |
Municipality | Brežice |
Area | |
• Total | 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 153.2 m (502.6 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 215 |
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Ancient Roman artefacts, mostly masonry, have been found in the area, mostly in the location of a destroyed medieval church dedicated Saint Alexander, mentioned in written documents dating to 1274, but already destroyed by the 17th century.[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 76.
- Brežice municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10596
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