Dobrava pri Škocjanu

Dobrava pri Škocjanu
Dobrava pri Škocjanu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°52′32.57″N 15°19′35.57″E / 45.8757139°N 15.3265472°ECoordinates: 45°52′32.57″N 15°19′35.57″E / 45.8757139°N 15.3265472°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Škocjan
Area
  Total 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation 153.6 m (503.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 191
[1]

Dobrava pri Škocjanu (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾava pɾi ʃkɔˈtsjaːnu]; German: Dobrawa[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River on the regional road leading south from Škocjan to Šentjernej. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dobrava to Dobrava pri Škocjanu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Dobrawa.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 82.
  3. Škocjan municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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