Dobro Polje, Ilirska Bistrica
| Dobro Polje | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Dobro Polje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′45.09″N 14°12′54.36″E / 45.5625250°N 14.2151000°ECoordinates: 45°33′45.09″N 14°12′54.36″E / 45.5625250°N 14.2151000°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 458.9 m (1,505.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 71 |
| [1] | |
Dobro Polje (pronounced [ˈdɔːbɾo ˈpoːljɛ]; locally also Dobropolje,[2] Italian: Poglie di Torrenova) is a small settlement west of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name Dobro Polje literally means 'good field', referring to the local geography, and is of the same origin as Dobro Polje in Serbia, the Slovene regional name Dobrepolje, and Dropolje (German: Tröpolach) in Austria. Locally, the name is pronounced Drapu̯oľe.[4]
Mass grave
Dobro Polje is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Church Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče ob cerkvi) is located on the north side of the church and contains the remains of two German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[5]
Church
The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[6]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Jakopin, Franc, et al. 1985. Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, p. 53.
- ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 111–112.
- ↑ Church Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
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