Vrbovec (pronounced [ʋəɾˈbɔːʋəts]; in older sources also Verbovic;[2] German: Tiefental[3] or Tiefenthal[4]) 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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]

Vrbovec
Vrbovec Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′43.28″N 14°50′25.48″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Area
• Total	2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation	555.6 m (1,822.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	0
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The local church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and was a pilgrimage church. It was demolished in 1951.[6]

References

External links

• Vrbovec on Geopedia
• Media related to Vrbovec, Kočevje at Wikimedia Commons
• Pre–World War II List of oeconyms and family names in Vrbovec

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