Zgornja Zadobrova

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Zgornja Zadobrova
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Zgornja Zadobrova
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′10.09″N14°34′58.31″E / 46.0694694°N 14.5828639°E / 46.0694694; 14.5828639 Coordinates: 46°4′10.09″N14°34′58.31″E / 46.0694694°N 14.5828639°E / 46.0694694; 14.5828639
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ljubljana
Elevation [1] 282 m (925 ft)

Zgornja Zadobrova (pronounced  [ˈzɡoːɾnja zaˈdoːbɾɔʋa] ; in older sources also Gorenja Zadobrova, [2] German : Obersadobrawa [2] ) is a formerly independent settlement in the eastern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It was part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Geography

Zgornja Zadobrova is an elongated village west of Spodnja Zadobrova, extending between the low-lying meadows along the Sava River and the former river banks along the road from Zalog to Sneberje. The soil is mostly sandy. [1]

Spodnja Zadobrova Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Spodnja Zadobrova is a formerly independent settlement in the eastern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It was part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Sneberje Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Sneberje is a formerly independent settlement in the northeast part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It was part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

The name Zgornja Zadobrova literally means 'upper Zadobrova', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring Spodnja Zadobrova (literally, 'lower Zadobrova'). The name Zadobrova is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case ending, from za 'behind' + dobrova (< 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., Dobrova , Dobrovce, Dobrovnik ), it originally referred to the local vegetation. [4] In the past the German name was Obersadobrawa. [2]

Proto-Slavic proto-language

Proto-Slavic is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all the Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. As with most other proto-languages, no attested writings have been found; scholars have reconstructed the language by applying the comparative method to all the attested Slavic languages and by taking into account other Indo-European languages.

Dobrova, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Dobrova is a clustered settlement northwest of Ljubljana in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec. It lies on the road from Ljubljana to Polhov Gradec at the point where roads split off to Horjul to the southwest and to Šentvid, Ljubljana to the northeast. It extends along the flat area to the northeast up to the Gradaščica River and encompasses much of Dobrova Hill to the southwest. Bezenica Creek, Broad Creek, and Ječnik Creek, left tributaries of the Horjulščica River, flow through the hills west of the settlement. Dobrova includes the hamlets of Pod Kotom northwest of the main settlement and Graben southwest of the main settlement.

Dobrovce in Styria, Slovenia

Dobrovce is a village in the Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

History

Evidence of early settlement of the area has been found at the Zgornja Zadobrova archaeological site. Finds include stone items from prehistoric settlement and a sestertius issued during the reign of Trajan. [5] The Ljuk Mill (Slovene : Ljukov Mlin) formerly stood along a small creek northeast of the village. [2] A school was established in Zgornja Zadobrova in 1951. Lessons took place in a private residence until 1958, when a schoolhouse was built as part of the community center. The community center also includes the agricultural cooperative office, a bar, a shop, a movie theater, and public hall. Zgornja Zadobrova was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement. [6]

Sestertius money

The sestertius, or sesterce, was an ancient Roman coin. During the Roman Republic it was a small, silver coin issued only on rare occasions. During the Roman Empire it was a large brass coin.

Trajan Roman emperor from 98 to 117

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Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

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Church

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Saint Thomas' Church

The church in Zgornja Zadobrova is dedicated to Saint Thomas (Slovene : sveti Tomaž). [1] [2] [7] It was mentioned in written sources in 1520 and was originally wooden. It burned and was replaced by the current built church in 1529, consecrated by Bishop Thomas Chrön in 1603. [8]

Thomas Chrön 17th-century Catholic bishop

Thomas Chrön was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 106–107.
  3. ↑ Ljubljana municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 114.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . reference number ešd 17783
  6. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  7. ↑ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 354.
  8. ↑ Svetek, Edvard (1994). "Zadobrova". Naša skupnost (Ljubljana). 35 (3).
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