Planinska Vas, Šentjur

Planinska Vas (pronounced [plaˈniːnska ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Planinska vas) is a small village in the Municipality of Šentjur, in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Sava Hills (Posavsko hribovje) east of Planina pri Sevnici. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.^[4]

Planinska Vas
Planinska Vas Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′18.52″N 15°26′14.42″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Šentjur
Area
• Total	1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation	549.7 m (1,803.5 ft)
Population  (2020)[1][2]
• Total	82
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
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The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Vid na Planini. It dates to the late 15th century. The belfry was added in 1767 and the nave was vaulted in 1873.^[5]

References

1. Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-09. final data (XLS attachment)
2. Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-09. (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
4. Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3476

External links

• Planinska Vas on Geopedia