Official Name: | Jama pri Dvoru |
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: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Žužemberk |
Area Total Km2: | 1.8 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 102 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.8071°N 14.9627°W |
Elevation M: | 204.2 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Jama pri Dvoru (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈjaːma pɾi ˈdʋɔːɾu/, German: Gruben[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Krka River opposite Dvor. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Jama to Jama pri Dvoru (literally, 'Jama near Dvor') in 1953.[4] The name Jama means 'cave', and it is derived from the fact that there are several caves in the village itself along the Krka River,[5] including Černiček Cave (Slovenian: Černičkova jama), with a length of 150m (490feet) and a depth of 21m (69feet).[6] Booming Cave, (Slovenian: Bobnova jama), with a length of 175m (574feet) and a depth of 25m (82feet), lies just west of the village.[7] [8]
Notable people that were born or lived in Jama pri Dvoru include: