Koroška Vas (; ) is a settlement in the hills south of

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in southeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The name ''Koroška vas'' literally means ' Carinthian village'. It was attested in written sources in 1485 as ''Koroschndorf vnder Meichaw''. The name refers to a settlement that was colonized by arrivals from Carinthia in the Middle Ages. See also

Koroška Vas na Pohorju Koroška Vas na Pohorju (; ) is a settlement in the foothills of the Pohorje range in the Municipality of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the S ...

and Koroška Bela for similar names outside Carinthia.

References

External links

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Koroška Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto {{NovoMesto-geo-stub