Gornje Dobravice Explained

Official Name:Gornje Dobravice
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:White Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Metlika
Area Total Km2:1.71
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:45
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6409°N 15.2721°W
Elevation M:182.3
Postal Code:8332
Footnotes:[1]

Gornje Dobravice (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnjɛ dɔˈbɾaːʋitsɛ/; German: Dobrawitz[2]) is a settlement west of the town of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of Podzemelj. It is a small building with a rounded apse, built in 1889 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dravnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.
  3. http://www.metlika.si Metlika municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage