Dobrava pri Črnučah (; german: Dobrawa) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital

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in central

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. It is a dispersed settlement on both sides of the road from Ljubljana to

Domžale Domžale (; german: Domschale)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of Municipality of Domžale. The town lies ...

. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Big Hill ( sl, Visoki hrib, also known as Kob, 391 m) rises west of the settlement. It is the source of Dobravščica Creek, a tributary of the Pšata River. The soil is loamy, and is swampy in a part of the settlement known as Blatnice (from Slovene ''blato'' 'mud'). There are fields east of the settlement, in the direction of

Dragomelj Dragomelj (; german: Dragomel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24.) is a settlement northeast of Ljubljana in Slovenia. It lies in the M ...

Name

Dobrava pri Črnučah was attested in written sources in 1364 as ''Hard''. The name ''Dobrava pri Črnučah'' means 'Dobrava near

Črnuče Črnuče (; german: Tschernutsch) is a former town in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Sava River. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of ...

'. 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. In the past the German name was ''Dobrawa''.

History

Excavations for the

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

revealed wooden structures associated with a Roman road in the settlement, testifying to its long history. The excavations also yielded other finds from antiquity. In the past, a turn in the road to

Trzin Trzin ( or ; german: link=no, Tersain''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.) is a town in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola regi ...

below Špruha Hill half a kilometer north of the village was notorious as a place where highwaymen would attack travelers. Many of the houses in the settlement were built after the Second World War. Dobrava pri Črnučah was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1980, ending its existence as an independent settlement.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dobrava pri Črnučah include: * Janez Bizjak (a.k.a. Vid, 1911–1941), communist,

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, and

People's Hero of Yugoslavia The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Orden narodnog heroja, Oрден народног хероја; sl, Red narodnega heroja, mk, Oрден на народен херој, Orden na ...

* Maks Pečar (a.k.a. Črne or Andrejev, 1907–1941), communist, Partisan, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia

References

External links

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Dobrava pri Črnučah on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dobrava pri Crnuah Localities of Ljubljana Črnuče District