Velika Vas pri Krškem (; , Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 78.) is a village southwest of Leskovec in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the motorway from Ljubljana to Zagreb. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.Krško municipal site
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Velika vas to Velika vas pri Krškem in 1971.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In the past the German name was Großdorf.
Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It is a medieval building that was greatly rebuilt in the 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1961
Other cultural heritage Prehistoric and Roman graves have been found in the settlement. Remains of Roman buildings, a villa rustica, a milliarium from the time of Marcus Aurelius, imbrices and tegulae, tesserae, and hundreds of burials point to the proximity of the Roman town of Neviodunum.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 9815
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External links Velika Vas pri Krškem on Geopedia