Sobenja Vas

Sobenja Vas (pronounced [sɔˈbeːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Sobenja vas) is a small village in the eastern foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Sobenja Vas
Sobenja Vas is located in Slovenia
Sobenja Vas
Sobenja Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′58.04″N 15°35′11.98″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
253.2 m (830.7 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total138
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
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A simple chapel-shrine with a small belfry in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and was built in the first quarter of the 20th century.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Brežice municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10555


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