| Kaplja Vas | |
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  Kaplja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′39.21″N15°10′44.65″E / 45.9608917°N 15.1790694°E Coordinates: 45°57′39.21″N15°10′44.65″E / 45.9608917°N 15.1790694°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256.9 m (842.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 63 |
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Kaplja Vas (pronounced [ˈkaːplja ˈʋaːs] ; Slovene : Kaplja vas) is a village in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. [2]
Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.
The Municipality of Sevnica is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It is the 12th-largest municipality by area in Slovenia.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene : sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Tržišče. It is a medieval building with a Romanesque nave, a Gothic presbyterium, and the church tower from the 17th century. It stands in the hamlet of Sveti Jurij [3] on St. George's Hill (Slovene : Šentjurski hrib).
A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.
Saint George was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origins, member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalo-martyrs in Christianity, and was especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusaders.
Tržišče is a settlement along the road linking Mokronog and Sevnica in the Lower Carniola region in east-central Slovenia. It is part of the Municipality of Sevnica, which is included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. St. George's Hill lies to the northwest of the village. The rail line from Sevnica to Trebnje runs through the settlement and has a station there. The settlement includes the hamlets of Mostec and Sveta Trojica.
