Vučja Vas

Vučja Vas
Vučja Vas Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′51.61″N 16°6′5.79″E / 46.5976694°N 16.1016083°ECoordinates: 46°35′51.61″N 16°6′5.79″E / 46.5976694°N 16.1016083°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Križevci
Area
• Total	4.67 km^2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	193.2 m (633.9 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	234
[1]

Vučja Vas (pronounced [ˈʋuːtʃja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Vučja vas) is a village in the Municipality of Križevci in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Ljutomer to Radenci. Traditionally the area was part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.^[2]

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.^[3]

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. Križevci municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14858

External links

• Vučja Vas at Geopedia