Dobrovo | |
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Dobrovo Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′56.14″N 13°31′46.6″E / 45.9989278°N 13.529611°E / 45.9989278; 13.529611 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Brda |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2020)2 | |
• Total | 334 |
| • Density | 288/km2 (746/sq mi) |
Dobrovo (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾɔʋɔ]; Italian: Castel Dobra) is a settlement the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brda.3 It lies on the road that connects the Friuli Plain and the Soča Valley.
Name
Dobrovo was attested in written sources as Dobra in 1763–1787. The name is derived from the personal name *Dobrъ (a shortening of a name such as Dobromyslъ, Dobroslavъ, etc.) with the possessive suffix -ov. It is an ellipsis of *Dobrovo (selo) 'Dobrъ's village' or *Dobrovo (bьrdo) 'Dobrъ's hill', referring to a place owned by an early inhabitant. Because of its presumed derivational morphology, it is unlikely that the name is derived from *dǫbъ 'deciduous tree, oak' (cf. Dobrova, Dobrovnik, etc.).4
Dobrovo Castle
Dobrovo Castle is a castle in the settlement built around 1600 on the foundations of an older structure. It is an almost perfect square in plan with square turrets on each corner. It houses an art gallery and a museum.5 The castle chapel is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Biljana.6
References
References
- "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- "Dobrovo, Brda". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- Brda municipal site
- Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 114–115.
- Slovenian Tourist Board site
- Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine