Velika Vas (; sl, Velika vas, german: Großdorf
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.]) is a settlement in the hills above the left bank of the
Sava River
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
in the
Municipality of Moravče
The Municipality of Moravče (; sl, Občina Moravče) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Moravče. Moravče became a municipality in 1994.
Settlements
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in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name ''Velika vas'' literally means 'big village'. Velika Vas was attested in historical sources as ''Michilndorff'' in 1178, ''Michildorf'' in 1344, and ''Mycheldorf'' (cf.
Middle High German ''michel'' 'big', ''dorf'' 'village') in 1384, among other spellings.
History
Velika Vas was already considered a separate village in the 19th century.
Following administrative changes, Velika Vas was again made a separate village in 1953, when it was formed from the territory of
Sveti Miklavž.
References
External links
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Velika Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče
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