Dobliče (; german: Döblitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.Rajšp, Vincenc. 1995. ''Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763-1787'', vol 1. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 117–118. or ''Doblitsche''''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 48.) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

Municipality of Črnomelj The Municipality of Črnomelj (; sl, Občina Črnomelj) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Črnomelj. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of ...

in the

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area of southeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

Dobliče was first attested in written sources in 1354 as ''Doblich'' (and as ''zu der Aychen'' in 1397, ''Döblikh'' in 1457, and ''Aychen'' in 1463). The German name ''Aychen'' (based on

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''eich'' 'oak') is probably a pseudo-etymological translation of the Slovene name, which appears to contain the root ''dob'' '

pedunculate oak ''Quercus robur'', commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. It is wid ...

'. The name ''Dobliče'' is believed to actually derive from ''*Dobl(')iťi'', a plural form derived from the adjective ''*dobľь'' 'strong', probably a nickname referring to an early inhabitant of the settlement. Dobliče was known as ''Döblitsch'' or ''Doblitsche'' in German.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...

( sl, sveti Janez) and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

of Črnomelj. It was built in 1843 in the

Baroque style The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including ...

, replacing an earlier building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1354.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1730

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dobliče include: * John Vertin (1844–1899), Bishop of Saulte Saint Marie and Marquette, Michigan

References

External links

Dobliče on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj {{Crnomelj-geo-stub