Dolenja Dobrava, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Dolenja Dobrava

Dolenja Dobrava
Dolenja Dobrava

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°6′1.55″N 14°9′4.57″E / 46.1004306°N 14.1512694°E / 46.1004306; 14.1512694Coordinates: 46°6′1.55″N 14°9′4.57″E / 46.1004306°N 14.1512694°E / 46.1004306; 14.1512694
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
 • Total 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation 403.7 m (1,324.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 204
[1]

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]

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]

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.[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. 64.
  3. ↑ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 357.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 16981


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