Velika Dobrava

Velika Dobrava
Velika Dobrava is located in Slovenia
Velika Dobrava
Velika Dobrava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′24.03″N 14°46′23.98″E / 45.9566750°N 14.7733278°E / 45.9566750; 14.7733278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total
1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation
468.8 m (1,538.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
103
[1]

Velika Dobrava (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika dɔˈbɾaːʋa]; German: Oberdobrawa[2]) is a village east 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.[3]

Name

The name Velika Dobrava literally means 'big Dobrava', contrasting with neighboring Mala Dobrava, literally 'little Dobrava'. The place name Dobrava is relatively frequent in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun dobrava 'gently rolling partially wooded land' (and archaically 'woods, grove'). The name therefore refers to the local geography.[4]

Church

Saint James's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Višnja Gora. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1507.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 111.
  5. ^ "EŠD 2669". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 25 July 2011.


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