The Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec (; ) is a municipality in

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

. 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 (; ) is a municipality in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Its administrative center is the town of Horjul. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Horjul, the municipality also includes the following s ...

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, Dobrova – Polhov Gradec, Dobrova to Horjul. It lies on the somewhat elevated north s ...

* Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu *

Butajnova Butajnova (; ''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 Upper Carniola r ...

* Črni Vrh * Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu *

Draževnik Draževnik () is a small settlement southeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Draževnik'', like similar toponyms (e.g., '' Draža vas'', ''Draženci Draženci ( ...

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 ...

* Gabrje * Hrastenice *

Hruševo Hruševo () is a settlement northeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Log, Selo, and Na Govcu. Hruševnik Creek flows through the valley south of the m ...

Komanija Komanija (, ) is a small settlement south of Dobrova, Dobrova - Polhov Gradec, Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

* Log pri Polhovem Gradcu * Osredek pri Dobrovi *

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 the h ...

* Podreber * Podsmreka *

Polhov Gradec Polhov Gradec (; ''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 Gradec in the Upper Car ...

* Praproče *

Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu Pristava (in Slovenian originally) is a detached economic (farming) unit of an estate or manor, It may refer to: Slovenia *Cvetkovci, a village in the Municipality of Ormož, formerly known as ''Pristava'' *Mala Pristava, Pivka, a settlement in the ...

* Razori * Rovt * Selo nad Polhovim Gradcem * Šentjošt nad Horjulom * 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 (), and Mali Vrh (). Setnik is known as ''Se ...

* 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 Slovene Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Toronto from 1990 to 2007. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Biography Ambro ...

(1930–2011), archbishop of

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

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 Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud, Bishop of Saint Cloud from 1897 to 1914. Biography Early life Trobec wa ...

(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