Dombrava
Dombrava is located in Slovenia
Dombrava
Dombrava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′47.94″N 13°41′13.96″E / 45.8966500°N 13.6872111°E / 45.8966500; 13.6872111
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityRenče–Vogrsko
Area
  Total1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
51.6 m (169.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total55
[1]

Dombrava (pronounced [dɔmˈbɾaːʋa]) is a settlement in the lower Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Dombrava, with an m reflecting the old nasal vowel *ǫ, shares its origin with the more frequent place name Dobrava (e.g., Dolenja Dobrava). Both are derived from Slavic *dǫbra̋va 'area with deciduous or oak woods' (cf. modern Slovene dobrava 'gently rolling partially wooded land'), referring to the local geography. This, in turn, is derived from Slavic *dǫ̂bъ 'deciduous tree, oak'.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Renče–Vogrsko municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 111.


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