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Birčna Vas
Birčna Vas
	Birčna Vas Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°45′10″N 15°8′50″E / 45.75278°N 15.14722°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Novo Mesto
Area
• Total	4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	240.5 m (789.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	365

Birčna Vas (pronounced [ˈbiːɾtʃna ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Birčna vas) is a settlement in the Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the railway line from Ljubljana to Metlika. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

Birčna Vas was attested in written sources as Wericzendorf in 1436.^[3]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Novo Mesto municipal site Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Birčna vas". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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