[3] Stranska Vas was formerly connected to Grosuplje by a road across a steep slope at the base of Brinje Hill (Slovene: Brinjski hrib, 409 m).

[1] Stranska Vas was mentioned in 1305 as Stransdorf (and as Drandorf in 1313, Streindorf in 1631, Stranſka vaſ in 1687, and Seitendorf in 1832).

The name literally means 'village on the side' and is derived from the Slovene word stran 'side', referring to the location of the settlement on the slope of a hill.

[2] The economy of Stranska Vas was traditionally tied to agriculture; raising hogs for the Ljubljana market and producing honey (especially at the Franc Košak farm) were particularly important.

[1] Stranska Vas was annexed by the village of Brvace and the town of Grosuplje in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.