Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec | |
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 Dobrova | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 14°18′E / 46.050°N 14.300°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jure Dolinar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.5 km2 (45.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,691 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾɔʋa ˈpou̯ːxou̯ ˈɡɾaːdəts]; Slovene: Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Dobrova.
History
[edit]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 and was named the Municipality of Dobrova–Horjul–Polhov Gradec (Občina Dobrova - Horjul - Polhov Gradec). After a ruling by the Slovene Constitutional Court, the local community of the town of Horjul gained its own municipality in 1998, named the Municipality of Horjul.
Settlements
[edit]In addition to the municipal seat of Dobrova, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Babna Gora
- Belica
- Brezje pri Dobrovi
- Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Butajnova
- Črni Vrh
- Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Draževnik
- Dvor pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Gabrje
- Hrastenice
- Hruševo
- Komanija
- Log pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Osredek pri Dobrovi
- Planina nad Horjulom
- Podreber
- Podsmreka
- Polhov Gradec
- Praproče
- Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Razori
- Rovt
- Selo nad Polhovim Gradcem
- Šentjošt nad Horjulom
- Setnica
- Setnik
- Smolnik
- Srednja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu
- Srednji Vrh
- Stranska Vas
- Šujica
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec include:
- Emil Adamič (1877–1936), composer
- Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic (1930–2011), archbishop of Toronto
- James Trobec (1838–1921), bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 408.
External links
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Media related to Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec on Geopedia
- Dobrova-Polhov Gradec municipal site (in Slovene)
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