Kriška Vas (; , in older sources also Križna Vas, )Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98. is a village south of Višnja Gora in the municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Ivančna Gorica municipal site
Name Kriška Vas was attested in written sources as Chreuczdorff in 1436, Krewczdorff in 1439, and Krewczestorff in 1456, among other spellings. The name is derived from the common noun križ 'cross'. Because old attestations of the name do not contain the adjective 'holy' (i.e., Slovene or German ), this probably does not refer to a wayside cross or chapel, but instead to a geographical feature, such as a crossroads or intersecting ridges. North of the village, at Kriška Vas Hill (, elevation ), ridges of hills intersect from the west, south, and east.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the parish of Višnja Gora. It was built in the 16th century and was partially rebuilt in the 17th century.
References
External links
Kriška Vas on Geopedia