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.
Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec | |
|---|---|
 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 |
History
editOriginally, 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
editIn 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
editNotable 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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