Mala Dobrava

Mala Dobrava
Mala Dobrava is located in Slovenia
Mala Dobrava
Mala Dobrava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′3.99″N 14°46′44.49″E / 45.9511083°N 14.7790250°E / 45.9511083; 14.7790250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
420.3 m (1,378.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total38
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Mala Dobrava (pronounced [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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 100.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 111.
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