Volčkova Vas

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Volčkova Vas
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Volčkova Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′48.36″N15°21′30.05″E / 45.8301000°N 15.3583472°E / 45.8301000; 15.3583472 Coordinates: 45°49′48.36″N15°21′30.05″E / 45.8301000°N 15.3583472°E / 45.8301000; 15.3583472
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šentjernej
Area
 • Total 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation 214.7 m (704.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 72
[1]

Volčkova Vas (pronounced  [ʋɔu̯tʃˈkɔːʋa ˈʋaːs] or [ʋɔu̯tʃˈkoːʋa ˈʋaːs] ; Slovene : Volčkova vas, German : Wolfsdorf [2] ) is a small settlement in the foothills of the Žumberak/Gorjanci range, southeast of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Šentjernej was traditionally part of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]

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Šentjernej Town and Municipality in Slovenia

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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. 74.
  3. ↑ Šentjernej municipal site


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