Mislinjska Dobrava

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Mislinjska Dobrava
Dobrava (until 1953)
Mislinjska Dobrava is located in Slovenia
Mislinjska Dobrava
Mislinjska Dobrava
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Slovenj Gradec
Area
 • Total 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation 522.2 m (1,713.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 679
[1]

Mislinjska Dobrava (pronounced [miˈsliːnska ˈdoːbɾava]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Mislinja Valley southeast of the town of Slovenj Gradec. The area was traditionally part of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dobrava to Mislinjska Dobrava in 1953.[3]

Mass grave

Mislinjska Dobrava is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Mislinjska Dobrava Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Mislinjska Dobrava) is located in a small woods in the middle of the settlement, 100 m from the road from Mislinja to Slovenj Gradec. It contains the remains of Croatian soldiers or Cossacks killed in May 1945.[4]

Cultural heritage

Remains of the Roman road from Celea to Virunum, which ran through the Mislinja Valley, have been identified near the settlement.[5]

Airport

Slovenj Gradec Airport is a small airport located in the northern part of Mislinjska Dobrava.

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External links

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  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Mislinjska Dobrava Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 7954