Dobrepolje
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Dobrepolje is a municipality in Slovenia
. It lies in a karst valley
approximately 35 km (21.75 mi) south of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana
. The administrative centre of the municipality is in Ponikve
. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola
. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies in a karst valley
Polje
A polje is a large flat plain in karst territory, with areas usually 5 to 400 km². The name derives from the Slavic languages and is a cognate with the English word field.-In geology:...
approximately 35 km (21.75 mi) south of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is in Ponikve
Ponikve, Dobrepolje
Ponikve is a settlement in the Dobrepolje municipality in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region....
. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its center is Novo Mesto, while other urban centers include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika.-See also:* Upper...
. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
Osrednjeslovenska statistical region
The Central Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in central Slovenia. It includes the Slovene capital Ljubljana and is the most densely populated area of Slovenia. In terms of size it is the second largest region. It has good traffic connections in all directions and is economically...
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