Dolenja Vas (; , Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Naklo in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Podbrezje. It was a large village on steeply eroded terraces south of the main settlement of Podbrezje.
Name Dolenja vas literally means 'lower village'. This name and names like it are common in Slovenia and other Slavic countries, and they indicate that the settlement lay at a lower elevation than nearby settlements.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 116–117. In the past it was known as Unterbirkendorf in German.
History Dolenja Vas was annexed by the village of Podbrezje in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Vas include: Peter Pavlin (1853–1933), beekeeperBokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 256."Peter Pavlin." 1933. Slovenski čebelar 36(5): 65–66
References
External links Dolenja Vas on Geopedia