Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec

Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec
Municipality
Dobrova
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°03′N 14°18′E / 46.050°N 14.300°E / 46.050; 14.300Coordinates: 46°03′N 14°18′E / 46.050°N 14.300°E / 46.050; 14.300
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Franc Setnikar
Area
• Total	117.5 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	6,691
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.dobrova-polhovgradec.si

The Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾɔʋa ˈpou̯ːxou̯ ˈɡɾaːdəts]; Slovene: Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Dobrova.

History[]

Originally, according to the Establishment of Municipalities and Municipal Boundaries Act that came into effect on 1 January 1995, the municipality also included the town of Horjul and was named the Municipality of Dobrova–Horjul–Polhov Gradec (Občina Dobrova - Horjul - Polhov Gradec). After a ruling by the Slovene Constitutional Court, the local community of the town of Horjul gained its own municipality in 1998, named the Municipality of Horjul.

Settlements[]

In addition to the municipal seat of Dobrova, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people[]

Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec include:

• Emil Adamič (1877–1936), composer
• Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic (1930–2011), archbishop of Toronto
• James Trobec (1838–1921), bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec at Wikimedia Commons
• Dobrova-Polhov Gradec municipal site (in Slovene)
• Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec on Geopedia

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