Dobrova pri Prihovi

Dobrova pri Prihovi
Dobrova (until 1998)
Dobrova pri Prihovi
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′49.26″N 15°28′18.37″E / 46.3636833°N 15.4717694°E / 46.3636833; 15.4717694Coordinates: 46°21′49.26″N 15°28′18.37″E / 46.3636833°N 15.4717694°E / 46.3636833; 15.4717694
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Oplotnica
Area
 • Total 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation 316.3 m (1,037.7 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
 • Total 48

Dobrova pri Prihovi (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾɔʋa pɾi ˈpɾiːxɔʋi]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The settlement was named Dobrova until 1998, when it was renamed Dobrova pri Prihovi (literally, 'Dobrova near Prihova') to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name.[1] The name Dobrova is shared with several other places in Slovenia and is derived from Common Slavic *dǫbrova 'place where there is a deciduous or oak forest', in turn derived from *dǫbъ 'deciduous tree, oak'. Like similar names (e.g., Dobrovce, Dobrovnik, Zadobrova), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Dobrova pri Prihovi.
  2. ↑ Oplotnica municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 114.
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