Mala Dobrava Explained

Official Name:Mala Dobrava
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:0.58
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:38
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9511°N 14.779°W
Elevation M:420.3
Footnotes:[1]

Mala Dobrava (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːla dɔˈbɾaːʋa/; German: Unterdobrawa[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills northwest of Ivančna Gorica in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name Mala Dobrava literally means 'little Dobrava', contrasting with neighboring Velika Dobrava, literally 'big Dobrava'. The place name Dobrava is relatively frequent in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun dobrava 'gently rolling partially wooded land' (and archaically 'woods, grove'). The name therefore refers to the local geography.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 100.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 111.