| Official Name: | Velika Dobrava |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| 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: | 1.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 103 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9567°N 14.7733°W |
| Elevation M: | 468.8 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Velika Dobrava (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlika dɔˈbɾaːʋa/; German: Oberdobrawa[2]) is a village east of Višnja Gora in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The name Velika Dobrava literally means 'big Dobrava', contrasting with neighboring Mala Dobrava, literally 'little 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]
The local church is dedicated to Saint James (Slovenian: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Višnja Gora. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1507.[5]