Mala Dobrava
Mala Dobrava (pronounced [ˈmaːla dɔˈbɾaːʋa]; German: Unterdobrawa) 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.
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.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 100.
- ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 111.
External links
Media related to Mala Dobrava at Wikimedia Commons- Mala Dobrava on Geopedia
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