Dobrovnik

For the city on the Adriatic Sea coast of Croatia, see Dubrovnik.

Dobrovnik Občina Dobrovnik Dobrónak Község
—  Town and Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality of Dobrovnik in Slovenia
Dobrovnik Location of the Town of Dobrovnik in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°39′N 16°21′E / 46.65°N 16.35°E / 46.65; 16.35Coordinates: 46°39′N 16°21′E / 46.65°N 16.35°E / 46.65; 16.35
Country	Slovenia
Government
– Mayor	Marjan Kardinar (LDS)
Area
– Total	31.1 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
– Total	1,332
– Density	42.8/km2 (110.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Dobrovnik (Hungarian: Dobronak) is a village and a municipality in Slovenia. It is located in the Prekmurje region. It has a significant Hungarian ethnic community that outnumbers the Slovenes. In fact, Dobrovnik is one of the two municipalities in Slovenia where ethnic Slovenes form a minority of the population, the other being Hodoš.

Dobrovnik is first mentioned in written sources dating to 1270. In 1747 the entire village, including the parish church was badly damaged in a fire. The new parish church was built between 1794 and 1796 and is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese.^[2]

Demographics

Population by mother tongue, census 2002^[3]

Hungarian 675 (51.6%)

Slovene 551 (44.6%)

Others and Unknown 71 (5.43%)

Total 1307

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ Dobrovnik municipal site
3. ^ Slovenian 2002 census

External links

• Dobrovnik Municipality site
• Dobrovnik on Geopedia