Vas, Kostel

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Vas

Vas

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°28′20.84″N 14°52′21.79″E﻿ / ﻿45.4724556°N 14.8727194°E﻿ / 45.4724556; 14.8727194
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Lower Carniola
Statistical region| Southeast Slovenia
Municipality| Kostel
Area

• Total| 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation

| 222.8 m (731.0 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total| 67
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Vas (pronounced [ˈʋaːs]) is a small village on the left bank of the Kolpa River southwest of Fara in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

## History[edit]

The Vas–Fara volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[3]

## Cultural heritage[edit]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Kostel municipal site
3. ^ Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14011

## External links[edit]

* Vas on Geopedia

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Municipality of Kostel

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Vas

| Current|

* Ajbelj
* Banja Loka
* Briga
* Brsnik
* Colnarji
* Delač
* Dolenja Žaga
* Dolenji Potok
* Dren
* Drežnik
* Fara
* Gladloka
* Gorenja Žaga
* Gorenji Potok
* Gotenc
* Grgelj
* Grivac
* Hrib pri Fari
* Jakšiči
* Jesenov Vrt
* Kaptol
* Kostel
* Krkovo nad Faro
* Kuželič
* Kuželj
* Laze pri Kostelu
* Lipovec pri Kostelu
* Mavrc
* Nova Sela
* Oskrt
* Padovo pri Fari
* Petrina
* Pirče
* Planina
* Poden
* Podstene pri Kostelu
* Potok
* Puc
* Rajšele
* Rake
* Sapnik
* Selo pri Kostelu
* Slavski Laz
* Srednji Potok
* Srobotnik ob Kolpi
* Štajer
* Stelnik
* Stružnica
* Suhor
* Tišenpolj
* Vimolj
* Vrh pri Fari
* Zapuže pri Kostelu

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Former|

* Friškova Draga
* Lobič–Mlin
* Matvoz
* Ograja
* Reber
* Žlebe

Landmarks|

* Kostel Castle

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