Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Kočevje

Vrbovec

Vrbovec is an abandoned settlement in the in southern . It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans. In 1941, during the Second World War, its population was evicted.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Vrbovec, Kočevje”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mala Gora.

Peak
Photo: Mich973, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of Vrbovec.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polom and Seč.

Village
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is a settlement in the in southern . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the .

Village
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is an abandoned settlement in the in southern . It was a village inhabited by Gottschee Germans. In 1941, during the Second World War its original population was expelled. is situated 2½ km north of Vrbovec.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the hills east of in the in southern . It no longer has any permanent residents. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the . is situated 3½ km west of Vrbovec.

Vrbovec

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
node 5385666244
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3187268
Wiki­data ID
Q303591
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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 in der Unterkrain”
  • German: “Tiefenthal”
  • German: “Vrbovec”
  • Irish: “Vrbovec”
  • Polish: “Vrbovec (gmina Kočevje)”
  • 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vrbovec”. Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.