Stranska Vas (; Slovenian: ''Stranska vas'') is a clustered village northeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the

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region of

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Geography

Stranska Vas lies on the road between Dobrova and Šentvid, Ljubljana on the left bank of Ostrožnik Creek, a tributary of the

Gradaščica The Gradaščica is a river in Slovenia. The river is long. It begins in Polhov Gradec at the confluence of Little Creek () and Big Božna Creek. Near Vrhovci it is joined by Horjulščica Creek (also known as Horjulka Creek). Not far past Boka ...

River. It extends south to the Gradaščica River, northeast up the slope of Utik Hill, and north across Čep Creek (, a tributary of the Ostrožnik) and through the Šujica Woods () to the upper course of Ostrožnik Creek beyond Krašec Hill (393 m). The village includes the hamlet of Utik.

Name

Stranska Vas was first mentioned in 1376 under the semi-

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name ''Strandörf'' (''Strandorff'' in 1414, ''Stranstorff'' in 1431). In the past it was known as ''Stranskawaß'' in German. The name literally means 'village on the side' and is derived from the Slovene word ''stran'' 'side', referring to the location of the settlement on the slope of a hill.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 398.

Architectural heritage

The

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southwest of the village, on the road to Dobrova, is protected as a cultural heritage monument. It dates from the 19th century (renovated in 1997) and is dedicated to the

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.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 17191

Gallery

File:Hamlet of Utik in Stranska Vas Slovenia.JPG, The hamlet of Utik in Stranska Vas File:Shrine in Stranska Vas Slovenia.JPG, Wayside

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in Stranska Vas

References

External links

Stranska Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec {{DobrovaPolhovGradec-geo-stub