Dolenja Vas, Ribnica
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
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Dolenja Vas (pronounced [dɔˈleːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Dolenja vas, German: Niederdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Dolenja Vas | |
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  Dolenja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′24.34″N 14°45′11.77″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.24 km2 (4.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 496.4 m (1,629 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 794 |
| Postal code | 1331 |
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Church
The local parish church, built on a slight elevation in the western part of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Roch (Slovene: sveti Rok) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1818.[4] A chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret, outside the settlement to the east, is the converted surviving sanctuary of a larger 16th-century church, belonging to the same parish.[5]
