Dobrova-Polhov Gradec

	Dobrova-Polhov Gradec
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Upper Carniola / Gorenjska
Statistical region	Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia)
Coordinates	46 ° 3 ' N , 14 ° 30' E Coordinates: 46 ° 3 '23 " N , 14 ° 30' 28" E
surface	117.5 km²
Residents	7,195 (2008)
Population density	61 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	1355 Polhov Gradec 1356 Dobrova
License Plate	LJ
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Lovro Mrak
Website	www.dobrova-polhovgradec.si

Dobrova – Polhov Gradec (German: Dobrawa-Billichgrätz ) is a municipality in the Gorenjska region in Slovenia .

7,195 people live in the total community, which consists of 33 villages and hamlets . Dobrova (911 inhabitants) and Polhov Gradec (613 inhabitants) are the two largest towns in this municipality. Dobrova is the center. The area lies between Ljubljana and the low mountain range of Polhov Gradec .

According to tradition, the village got its name from a 1000-year-old oak that was felled in 1888.

The area around Polhov Gradec ( German : Billichgrätz ) was settled early on, which Celtic and Roman finds prove. The Polhov Gradec Castle is particularly worth seeing. Today a museum is housed there.

Districts

Babna Gora , (German: "Frauenberg")
Belica , (German: "Weißbach in der Unterkrain")
Brezje pri Dobrovi , (German: "Pirk")
Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu , (German: "Brische")
Butajnova , (German: "Bethanien")
Črni Vrh , (German: "Schwarzenberg in der Oberkrain")
Dobrova , (German: "Dobrawa")
Dolenja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu , (German: "Niederdorf bei Billichgrätz")
Draževnik , (German: "Traschounig")
Dvor pri Polhovem Gradcu , (German: "Strobelhof")
Gabrje , (German: "Rabenstein")
Hrastenice , (German: "Chrastelnitz")
Hruševo , (German: "pear forest")
Komanija , (German: "Komania")
Log pri Polhovem Gradcu , (German: "back stone ")

Osredek pri Dobrovi , ( Eng . "Reuss in der Oberkrain" :)

Planina nad Horjulom , (Eng. "Plania in der Oberkrain" :)

Podreber , ( Eng . "Sankt Elisabeth in der Oberkrain" :)

Podsmreka , (German: "Hellburg")

Polhov Gradec , (German: "Billichgrätz")

Praproče , (German: "Prapretsch")

Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu , (German: "Kestenbach")

Razori , ( Eng . "Rasorch" :)

Rovt , (German: "Gereuth bei Billichgrätz")

Selo nad Polhovim Gradcem , (German: "Sell bei Billichgrätz")

Setnica , ( Eng . "Setnitz bei Billichgrätz" :)

Setnik , ( Eng . "Settnich" :)

Smolnik , (Eng. "Aussenberg" :)

Srednja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu , ( Eng . "Mitterdorf bei Billichgrätz" :)

Srednji Vrh , (Eng. "Mitterberg" :)

Šentjošt nad Horjulom , (German: "Sank Jobst")

Stranska vas , (German: "Eckendorf")

Šujica (German: "Schuitz")

Personalities

Aloysius Ambrozic (1926–2011), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, born in Gabrje
James Trobec (1838–1921), Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Cloud

Web links

Commons : Dobrova-Polhov Gradec - collection of images

Individual evidence

[1] Dobrova

[2] Polhov Gradec

[3] Polhov Gradec Castle