Smolenja Vas
Smolenja Vas is a village in the hills northeast of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Places of Interest
Highlights include Graben Castle and Otočec Castle.
Otočec Castle
Castle
Otočec Castle is a castle hotel on a small island in the middle of the Krka River in Otočec, Slovenia. It is the only water castle in Slovenia. The name Otočec means 'small island'. Otočec Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Smolenja Vas.
Town hall of Novo mesto
Town hall
Town hall of Novo mesto is situated 2½ km southwest of Smolenja Vas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mali Slatnik and Mala Cikava.
Mali Slatnik
Village
Mali Slatnik is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 264.
Mala Cikava
Village
Mala Cikava is a settlement east of the town of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 127.
Petelinjek
Village
Petelinjek is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 231.
Smolenja Vas
- Type: Village with 487 residents
- Description: place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
- Categories: human settlement, building, and locality
- Location: Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.81513° or 45° 48′ 55″ north
Longitude
15.20147° or 15° 12′ 5″ east
Population
487
Elevation
204 metres (669 feet)
Open location code
8FQQR682+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Smolenja Vas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Smolenja Vas” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Smolenja vas”
- Cebuano: “Smolenja Vas”
- Chechen: “Смоленя Вас”
- Croatian: “Smolenja vas”
- Dutch: “Smolenja vas”
- French: “Smolenja vas”
- German: “Pechdorf”
- German: “Smolenja Vas”
- Irish: “Smolenja Vas”
- Italian: “Smolenja Vas”
- Polish: “Smolenja vas”
- Romanian: “Smolenja vas”
- Serbian: “Смолења вас”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Smolenja vas”
- Slovenian: “Smolenja vas”
- Tatar: “Смоленя Вас”
- Ukrainian: “Смоленя Вас”
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