- Dobrova, Dobrova
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Dobrova Dobrova with parish church at left
Location in Slovenia
DobrovaCoordinates: 46°3′11.89″N 14°24′52.01″E / 46.0533028°N 14.4144472°ECoordinates: 46°3′11.89″N 14°24′52.01″E / 46.0533028°N 14.4144472°E Country 
SloveniaRegion Upper Carniola Municipality Dobrova-Polhov Gradec Area – Total 7.93 km2 (3.1 sq mi) Elevation 310.3 m (1,018 ft) Population (2002) – Total 913 [1] Dobrova is a settlement northwest of Ljubljana in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and used to be an important pilgrimage church. It was built in 1716 on the site of an older church.[3] The church is one of the oldest churches in Carniola and was formerly known as the Church of Our Lady of the Hazels (cerkev Marije v leščevju) due to the hazels that still grow there. It was established as a pilgrimage destination prior to 1231.
On 27 January 1943 the Partisans burned down the newly-built six-year school in Dobrova.,[4][5]
Dobrova is the birthplace of the composer Emil Adamič.
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Dobrova-Polhov Gradec Settlements Administrative centre: Dobrova
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, Setnica, Setnik, Smolnik, Srednja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu, Srednji Vrh, Šentjošt nad Horjulom, Stranska vas, ŠujicaLandmarks Polhov Gradec Castle, Church of the Birth of the Virgin, ŠentjoštNotable people Categories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec
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