Dol (; formerly: ''Štajngrob''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 166.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 216. or ''Štajngrob ob Dreti''Lavrič, Ana. 2007. ''Ljubljanska škofija v vizitacijah 17. stoletja.'' Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, p. 186.) is a small settlement in the Upper

Dreta The Dreta () is a river in Styria, northeastern Slovenia. The river is long. Its source is near the Črnivec Pass in the Kamnik Alps. It flows through the town of Gornji Grad, Bočna, and Šmartno ob Dreti, and merges with the Savinja River i ...

Valley in the

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. The area belongs to the traditional

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region and is now included in the

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Name

The name ''Dol'' is a common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun ''dol'' 'small valley', referring to a local geographical feature. Dol was formerly known as ''Štajngrob'' or ''Štajngrob ob Dreti'' in Slovene. Before the settlement was renamed, ''Dol'' was the name of a hamlet of Štajngrob. The older name is derived from German but underwent

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, in which the final element (originally German ''-grube'' 'depression, basin') was changed to Slovene ''-grob'' 'grave'.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1426, as a hamlet of Tirosek (which became a hamlet of Nova Štifta in 2005).Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. "Dol (občina Gornji Grad)."

Mass grave

Dol is the site of a

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from the Second World War. The Ravni 2 Mass Grave () is located above Dreta Creek, about south of the Prodnik farm. Together with the Ravni 1 Mass Grave in neighboring

Gornji Grad Gornji Grad (literally, 'upper castle' or 'upper town') may refer to: * Gornji Grad, Slovenia, a town northwest of Ljubljana and west of Celje * Gornji Grad, Zagreb, a historic city district of the Croatian capital * Gornji Grad, Osijek, a histori ...

, it contains the remains of 100 to 200 Slovene civilians executed by the Partisan command of the Fourth Operation Zone in the fall of 1944.

Church

A church formerly belonging to Dol became part of the territory of Nova Štifta when that settlement was expanded in 2005. The church stands southwest of Dol, on a small hill between the Dreta River and Mačkovec Creek, and is dedicated to the

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. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1631. Originally built in the Gothic style, it was completely remodeled in 1868 and again between 1870 and 1873.

References

External links

Dol on Geopedia
{{Gornji Grad Populated places in the Municipality of Gornji Grad