Slovenska Vas, Brežice

Slovenska Vas Bregansko Selo (until 1993)
Slovenska Vas Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′29.69″N 15°39′52.84″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Brežice
Area
• Total	2.05 km^2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation	162.6 m (533.5 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	185
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
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Slovenska Vas (pronounced [slɔˈʋeːnska ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Slovenska vas) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia.^[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War, when it was known as Bregansko selo, it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the Independent State of Croatia.^[3] It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Bregansko selo to Slovenska vas in 1993.^[4][5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Brežice municipal site
3. Dnevnik 16 April 2005
4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
5. "Odlok o preimenovanju naselja Bregansko selo v Slovenska vas in naselja Nova vas pri Bregani v Nova vas pri Mokricah" (PDF). Uradni list Republike Slovenije (6): 230. 29 January 1993. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

External links

• Slovenska Vas on Geopedia