Dobrova pri Prihovi () is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Oplotnica The Municipality of Oplotnica (; sl, Občina Oplotnica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Oplotnica. It was formed in 1998, when it was split ...

in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Name

The settlement was named ''Dobrova'' until 1998, when it was renamed ''Dobrova pri Prihovi'' (literally, 'Dobrova near Prihova') to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name. The name ''Dobrova'' is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from Common Slavic ''*dǫbrova'' 'place where there is a deciduous or oak forest', in turn derived from ''*dǫbъ'' 'deciduous tree, oak'. Like similar names (e.g., ''

Dobrovce Dobrovce () is a village in the Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now in ...

Dobrovnik Dobrovnik (; hu, Dobronak, ) is a village in Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Dobrovnik. It is located in the Prekmurje region. It has a significant Hungarian ethnic community. Name Dobrovnik was attested in written sources in 1 ...

Zadobrova Zadobrova () is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region. Refere ...

''), it originally referred to the local vegetation.

References

External links

Dobrova pri Prihovi on Geopedia
{{Oplotnica-geo-stub Populated places in the Municipality of Oplotnica