Vovše

Vovše
Vovše Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′35.21″N 14°53′1.2″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	1.73 km^2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation	684.8 m (2,246.7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	14
[1]

Vovše (pronounced [ˈʋoːu̯ʃɛ]; in older sources and locally also Ovsiše,^[2][3] German: Ousische^[2] or Wousche^[4]) is a settlement in the hills east of Vače in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[5] It includes the hamlets of Cvetež, Toge, and V Mejah.^[3]

Cultural heritage

Pigsty and dower's cottage

There is a two-story masonry pigsty dating from the 19th century at Vovše no 5. The structure has an arcaded ground floor, and the upper floor was built as a dower cottage, where a retired farmer that has passed his property on to his heirs could live. The arcade features four columns: the inner two are round, and the outer two are octagonal. The upper floor has three windows, and the two floors are separated by a decorative cornice.^[6]

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. 97.
3. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 290.
4. Cilli und Ratschach (map, 1:75,000). 1928. Belgrade: Vojni Geografski Institut.
5. Litija municipal site
6. "Vovše - Svinjak na domačiji Vovše 5". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

External links

• Media related to Vovše at Wikimedia Commons
• Vovše on Geopedia