Stiška Vas

Stiška Vas
Stiška Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′34.8″N 14°30′24.03″E / 46.276333°N 14.5066750°E / 46.276333; 14.5066750Coordinates: 46°16′34.8″N 14°30′24.03″E / 46.276333°N 14.5066750°E / 46.276333; 14.5066750
Country Slovenia
Traditional Region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Elevation 717 m (2,352 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 66
[1]

Stiška Vas (pronounced [ˈstiːʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Stiška vas, German: Sittichsdorf[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The hamlet of Škrjančevo

In addition to the village core with the church, the settlement includes the hamlets of Hribašek to the west and Škrjančevo to the east.

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and dates to 1751, when the old church in the centre of the village was demolished and the current church was built on a small hill above the village.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  3. ↑ Cerklje municipal site Archived 2008-01-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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