Vitanje Vas (; sl, Vitanje vas, also ''Vitanja vas'' or ''Vitanjska vas'', german: Dorf Weitenstein) is a former settlement in the

Municipality of Vitanje The Municipality of Vitanje (; sl, Občina Vitanje) is a municipality below the slopes of Pohorje in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Vitanje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in ...

in northeastern

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 ...

. It is now part of the town of

Vitanje Vitanje (, formerly ''Vitanje trg'', sometimes ''Vitanjski trg'', german: (Markt) Weitenstein) is a small town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vitanje. It lies on the Hudinja River north of Celje. The area is part ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. The municipality is now included in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...

Geography

Vitanje Vas lies in the northern part of Vitanje, separated from the main part of the town by the Hudinja River. It is the older part of the now-combined town. Jesenica Creek flows to the west of the settlement and Hočna Creek to the east; both are tributaries of the Hudinja. The street name ''Na vasi'' (literally, 'in the village') in the settlement reflects its name.

History

Vitanje Vas was merged with the main settlement of Vitanje Trg in 1953 to create the combined settlement of Vitanje.

Cultural heritage

The parish church in Vitanje stands in Vitanje Vas.

References

External links

Vitanja Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Vitanje Former settlements in Slovenia {{Vitanje-geo-stub