Vučja Vas

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°35′51.61″N 16°6′5.79″E / 46.5976694°N 16.1016083°E / 46.5976694; 16.1016083Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityKriževciArea
 • Total4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)Elevation
193.2 m (633.9 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total234[1]

Vučja Vas (pronounced [ˈʋuːtʃja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Vučja vas, in older sources Vučja ves,[2] German: Wolfsdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Križevci in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Ljutomer to Radenci. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]

A small Neo-Gothic chapel in the settlement was totally rebuilt in 1986 on the site and in the style of an older chapel dating to 1876.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vučja Vas include:

  • Ciril Cvetko (1920–1999), composer and conductor
  • Dragotin Cvetko (1911–1993), musicologist

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 186.
  3. ^ "Križevci municipal site". Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14858
  • Vučja Vas on Geopedia


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