Vrbovec
Vrbovec is an abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans. In 1941, during the Second World War, its population was evicted.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Tiefenthal in der Unterkrain” and “Vrbovec, Kočevje”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mala Gora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polom and Seč.
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Village
Vrbovec
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.72965° or 45° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
14.84102° or 14° 50′ 28″ east
Elevation
615 metres (2,018 feet)
Open location code
8FQPPRHR+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Vrbovec” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Vrbovec”
- Chechen: “Врбовець”
- Croatian: “Vrbovec”
- Dutch: “Vrbovec”
- French: “Vrbovec”
- German: “Tiefenthal”
- German: “Vrbovec”
- Irish: “Vrbovec”
- Macedonian: “Врбовец (Кочевје)”
- Macedonian: “Врбовец”
- Polish: “Vrbovec”
- Romanian: “Vrbovec, Kočevje”
- Romanian: “Vrbovec”
- Serbian: “Врбовец”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vrbovec”
- Slovenian: “Vrbovec, Kočevje”
- Slovenian: “Vrbovec”
- Tatar: “Врбовець”
- Ukrainian: “Врбовець”
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Places to explore: Kleč and Ravni.
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