Dolenja Dobrava, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Dolenja Dobrava (pronounced [dɔˈleːnja dɔˈbɾaːʋa]; German: Doleinadobrawa[2]) is a small village on the right bank of the Poljane Sora River in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Dolenja Dobrava
Dolenja Dobrava
Dolenja Dobrava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′1.55″N 14°9′4.57″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityGorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
 • Total1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
403.7 m (1,324.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total204
[1]

Geography

Dolenja Dobrava is a clustered village on a low terrace between the Poljane Sora River and Brebovščica River. Mihevk Creek, a tributary of the Poljane Sora, flows just north of the village center. Zviršek Spring lies east of the village below the Reber Ridge. There are tilled fields and meadows in the plain between the Poljane Sora and Brebovščica rivers, and hay fields and woods to the east.[4]

Name

The name Dolenja Dobrava means 'lower Dobrava', contrasting with neighboring Gorenja Dobrava (literally, 'upper Dobrava'), which stands about 4 meters (13 ft) higher. Dolenja Dobrava was attested in historical sources as Hard Inferiori in 1291, Dobraw in 1420, and Dolenidobraui in 1500.[5] 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.[6]

Cultural heritage
View from southeast
Door detail
Dolenja Dobrava no. 2

The house at Dolenja Dobrava no. 2 is registered as cultural heritage. The building stands along the road from Gorneja Vas to Dolenja Dobrava. It is a two-story structure with a decorated facade, including quoined corners, carved window frames, and a gable cornice. The wooden entry doors are carved with figures in low-relief and bear the year 1908, and the rectangular door frame is made of marble and dates from 1888. The house was built before 1825 and has been remodeled several times.[7]

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. 64.
  3. Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 357.
  5. "Dolenja Dobrava". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 111.
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 16981


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