Coordinates: 45°28′20.84″N 14°52′21.79″E / 45.4724556°N 14.8727194°E / 45.4724556; 14.8727194

Vas, Kostel

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Vas
Vas is located in Slovenia
Vas
Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°28′20.84″N 14°52′21.79″E / 45.4724556°N 14.8727194°E / 45.4724556; 14.8727194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKostel
Area
 • Total0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation
222.8 m (731.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total67
[1]

Vas (pronounced [ˈʋaːs]) is a small village on the left bank of the Kolpa River southwest of Fara in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

History

The Vas–Fara volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[3]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[4]

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