Zgornja Dobrava, Moravče Explained

Official Name:Zgornja Dobrava
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Area Total Km2:0.39
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:48
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1366°N 14.7761°W
Elevation M:405
Postal Code:1251
Footnotes:[1]

Zgornja Dobrava (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzɡoːɾnja dɔˈbɾaːʋa/; German: Oberdobrawa[2]) is a small settlement east of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Zgornja Dobrava was attested in historical sources as Dobraw in 1386 and 1429.[4]

History

Until 1953, when it was administratively separated and made a village in its own right, the neighboring village of Ples was a hamlet of Zgornja Dobrava.[5] [6]

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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 državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 21.
  3. http://www.moravce.si Moravče municipal site
  4. Web site: Zgornja Dobrava . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . November 1, 2020.
  5. Book: Topole . Maja . Geografija občine Moravče . 2003 . Založba ZRC . Ljubljana . 194.
  6. Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 72.