Knežja Vas | |
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  Knežja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:45°53′56.84″N14°57′6.92″E / 45.8991222°N 14.9519222°E /45.8991222; 14.9519222 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Trebnje |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 302.8 m (993 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 73 |
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Knežja Vas (pronounced[ˈkneːʒjaˈʋaːs];Slovene:Knežja vas;German:Grafendorf[2]) is avillage in theMunicipality of Trebnje in easternSlovenia. The area is part of the historical region ofLower Carniola. The municipality is now included in theSoutheast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The nameKnežja vas literally means 'duke's village' and refers to feudal ownership of the settlement. Similar names in Slovenia with the same origin includeKneža,Knežak, andKnežina.[4] The former German name of the village,Grafendorf[2] (literally, 'count's village'), semantically corresponds to the Slovene name.
The localchurch is dedicated toSaint Agnes and belongs to theParish ofDobrnič. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[5]
In 1797 theRoman Catholicmissionary,bishop, andgrammarianFrederic Baraga was born inMala Vas Manor in Mala Vas (Mala vas), which is now a hamlet in the northern part of Knežja Vas but was a separate settlement in the past. The 17th-century manor in which he was born houses a small museum dedicated to him.[6] His sisterAntonija Höffern was also born here on 4 February 1803.[7]
On 10 or 11 April 1721Maximillian Morautscher, a professor of physics inLaibach (now Ljubljana) and one of the founders of theSlovene Philharmonic Orchestra, was born in the same house. The building has been converted into a museum.
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