Vavta Vas (; sl, Vavta vas, in older sources also ''Valta vas'';
german: Waltendorf
) is a
village
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on the right bank of the
Krka River in the
Municipality of Straža
The Municipality of Straža (; sl, Občina Straža) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the banks of the Krka River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality was created in 2006 when it split from the City ...
in southeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The Dular
Mill in the village is represented on the municipal coat of arms.
Name
Vavta Vas was attested in written sources in 1436 as ''Walpottendorff'' (and as ''Waltendorf'' in 1449 and ''Waltensdorf'' in 1465). The medieval names indicate that the Slovene name is derived from ''*Valpťa vas'', literally '
reeve
Reeve may refer to:
Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
*Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
's village', from the Slovene common noun ''valpot'' 'chief steward at a manor' (borrowed from
Old High German ''waltboto'' 'ruler's deputy'). Compare also ''
Vavpča vas''.
Church
The local
parish church is dedicated to
Saint James Saint James or St. James may refer to:
People Saints
*James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just
*James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater
**Saint James Matamoro ...
( sl, sveti Jakob) and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto ( la, Dioecesis Novae Urbis; sl, Škofija Novo mesto) is a diocese in the city of Novo Mesto in the Ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
History
* April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of ...
. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a medieval predecessor.
References
External links
*
Vavta Vas on GeopediaParish of Vavta VasVavta Vas Elementary School
Populated places in the Municipality of Straža
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