Dobrava pri Škocjanu (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 82.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Škocjan The Municipality of Škocjan (; ), established in October 1994, is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Škocjan. The Municipality of Škocjan is now included in the ...

in southeastern

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. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River on the regional road leading south from Škocjan to

Šentjernej Šentjernej ( or ; in older sources also ''Šent Jernej'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72. ) is a small town in southeastern Slov ...

. Within the municipality, it belongs to the Village Community of Dobrava pri Škocjanu and Tomažja Vas. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Dobrava'' to ''Dobrava pri Škocjanu'' in 1953.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In the past the German name was ''Dobrawa''.

References

External links

Dobrava pri Škocjanu on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škocjan {{Škocjan-geo-stub