Dobrnič () is a

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in the

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in eastern

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. It lies on the regional road from Trebnje to

Žužemberk Žužemberk (; ), is a town located southeast of the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. It is the seat of the Municipality of Žužemberk. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast ...

and is the largest settlement in the Dobrnič Basin. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

Dobrnič was first attested in written records as ''Dobernik'' in 1136 (and as ''Dövernik'' before 1250 and ''Dowernik'' in 1296). It was known as ''Döbernik'' in German in the past. The name is pronounced locally as ''Dóbərənč''. The old attestations indicate that the name form was originally ''*Dobrnik'' and it is likely that the modern Slovene name is a

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from the

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''Dobrničan''. If so, the name is presumably derived from

Common Slavic Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the Attested language, unattested, linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately ...

''*dǫbrъ'' 'place where there is a deciduous or oak forest', in turn derived from ''*dǫbъ'' 'deciduous tree, oak'.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto The Diocese of Novo Mesto (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Novo Mesto in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Ljubljana in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as ...

. It was built in 1777.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 4137

References

External links

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Dobrnič on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje {{Trebnje-geo-stub