Dobje pri Planini () is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobje in eastern

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. It is the administrative center of the municipality. It is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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. It has its own primary school and post office.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Dobje'' to ''Dobje pri Planini'' in 1953.

Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to the

Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1545, but was extensively rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2939

Notable people

Notable people that were born in Dobje pri Planini include: * Jože Brilej (1910–1981), communist political commissar and Yugoslav politician

References

External links

*
Dobje pri Planini on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dobje Pri Planini Populated places in the Municipality of Dobje