Mislinjska Dobrava

Mislinjska Dobrava (pronounced [miˈsliːnska ˈdoːbɾaʋa]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Mislinja Valley southeast of the town of Slovenj Gradec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Mislinjska Dobrava Dobrava (until 1953)
Mislinjska Dobrava Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°27′16.03″N 15°8′33.66″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Slovenj Gradec
Area
• Total	6.97 km^2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation	522.2 m (1,713.3 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	679
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dobrava to Mislinjska Dobrava in 1953.[3]

Mass grave

Mislinjska Dobrava is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Mislinjska Dobrava Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Mislinjska Dobrava) is located in a small woods in the middle of the settlement, 100 meters (330 ft) from the road from Mislinja to Slovenj Gradec. It contains the remains of Croatian soldiers or Cossacks killed in May 1945.[4]

Cultural heritage

Remains of the Roman road from Celea to Virunum, which ran through the Mislinja Valley, have been identified near the settlement.[5]

Airport

Slovenj Gradec Airport is a small airport located in the northern part of Mislinjska Dobrava.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Slovenj Gradec municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Mislinjska Dobrava". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 7954

External links

• Mislinjska Dobrava at Geopedia