Birna Vas (; sl, Birna vas) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Sevnica The Municipality of Sevnica ( sl, Občina 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 th ...

in central

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. It lies on the road from

Krmelj Krmelj () is a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. It lies in the valley of Hinje Creek, a left tributary of the Mirna River. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower ...

to Šentjanž in the historical region of

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. The municipality is included in the

Lower Sava Statistical Region The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistična regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...

Name

Birna Vas was attested in written sources as ''Berendorf'' in 1455 and ''Werendarff'' in 1463, among other spellings.

References

External links

Birna Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica {{Sevnica-geo-stub