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; 14.300
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Jure Dolinar
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.

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.

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

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]

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• Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec on Geopedia
• Dobrova-Polhov Gradec municipal site (in Slovene)

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