The Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec (; sl, Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec) is a municipality in

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. Its administrative seat is Dobrova.

History

Originally, according to the ''Establishment of Municipalities and Municipal Boundaries Act'' that came into effect on 1 January 1995, the municipality also included the town of

Horjul Horjul () is a small town in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the Municipality of Horjul. It developed from a clustered village on the north side of the marshy valley of Horjulka Creek. It includes the hamle ...

and was named the ''Municipality of Dobrova–Horjul–Polhov Gradec'' (). After a ruling by the Slovene Constitutional Court, the local community of the town of

gained its own municipality in 1998, named the

Municipality of Horjul The Municipality of Horjul (; sl, Občina Horjul) is a municipality in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Horjul. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Horjul, the municipality also includes the following ...

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Dobrova, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Babna Gora * Belica *

Brezje pri Dobrovi Brezje pri Dobrovi () is an elongated village in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia on the road from Dobrova to Horjul. It lies on the somewhat elevated north side of the marshy valley of Horjul ...

* Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu *

Butajnova Butajnova (; german: Wutainowa''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the ...

* Črni Vrh *

Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu (; sl, Dolenja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu, german: Niederdorf''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.) is a small village east of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polh ...

* Draževnik *

Dvor pri Polhovem Gradcu Dvor pri Polhovem Gradcu () is a village east of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name In the past Dvor was known as ''Duor'' in German. The name of the settlement was changed f ...

* Gabrje * Hrastenice * Hruševo * Komanija * Log pri Polhovem Gradcu *

Osredek pri Dobrovi Osredek pri Dobrovi () is a village in the hills northwest of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , ab ...

Planina nad Horjulom Planina nad Horjulom () is a dispersed settlement northwest of Horjul in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Kolobocija, Lom, Pustota, and Zameja, as well as part of t ...

* Podreber * Podsmreka *

Polhov Gradec Polhov Gradec (; german: Billichgra(t)z''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov G ...

* Praproče * Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu * Razori * Rovt * Selo nad Polhovim Gradcem *

Šentjošt nad Horjulom Šentjošt nad Horjulom (; german: Sankt Jobst''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrova–P ...

* Setnica *

Setnik Setnik () is a dispersed settlement east of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Zalog, Butajnova, Veliki Vrh ( sl, Veliki vrh), and Mali Vrh ( sl, Mali vr ...

* Smolnik * Srednja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu * Srednji Vrh * Stranska Vas * Šujica

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec include: *

Emil Adamič Emil Adamič (December 25, 1877 – December 6, 1936) was among the most productive Slovenian composers. He wrote choral and orchestral music, altogether over 1,000 works. Adamič was born in Dobrova to August Adamič (1843–1915) and Katharina ...

(1877–1936), composer *Cardinal

Aloysius Ambrozic Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (born Alojzij Matej Ambrožič; January 27, 1930 – August 26, 2011) was a Roman Catholic cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal and Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto, Archbishop of Toronto. He was made a cardinal on ...

(1930–2011), archbishop of

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

James Trobec James Trobec (July 10, 1838 – December 14, 1921) was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the third Bishop of Saint Cloud from 1897 to 1914. Biography Early life Trobec was baptized Jakob Trobez on July 10, 183 ...

(1838–1921), bishop of Saint Cloud, MinnesotaSavnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 408.

References

External links

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Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec on GeopediaDobrova-Polhov Gradec municipal site
Dobrova-Polhov Gradec 1994 establishments in Slovenia {{DobrovaPolhovGradec-geo-stub