Area 3.9 km² Population 267 (2002) | Elevation 159 m Local time Sunday 1:10 AM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Velika Vas pri Krškem ([ˈʋeːlika ˈʋaːs pɾi ˈkəɾʃkɛm]; Slovene: Velika vas pri Krškem, German: Großdorf) is a village southwest of Leskovec in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the motorway from Ljubljana to Zagreb. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
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Map of 8273 Velika Vas pri Kr%C5%A1kem, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Velika vas to Velika vas pri Krškem in 1971. In the past the German name was Großdorf.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It is a medieval building that was greatly rebuilt in the 19th century.
Other cultural heritage
Prehistoric and Roman graves have been found in the settlement. Remains of Roman buildings, a villa rustica, a milliarium from the time of Marcus Aurelius, imbrices and tegulae, tesserae, and hundreds of burials point to the proximity of the Roman town of Neviodunum.