Dobrina, Žetale
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Dobrina is a settlement in the Haloze
hills in the Žetale
Municipality
in eastern Slovenia
. It is made up of several smaller dispersed settlements, namely Dobrina, Dobrinska Gorca, Globočec, Hrastov Vrh, Laze, Male Prekože, Podpeč, Rapače, Reber, Spodnje Ravno, Strajna, Temnjak, Velike Prekože, Veliki Vrh, Zgornje Ravno and Žale. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
region. It is now included in the Podravska statistical region
.
Haloze
Haloze is a geographical sub-region of Slovenia. It is in the northeast of the country, in the Lower Styria region.-General characteristics:Haloze is a hilly area, running roughly east-west bounded by the border with Croatia to the south and the Dravinja and Drava rivers to the north...
hills in the Žetale
Žetale
Žetale is a village and a municipality in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava statistical region.-History:...
Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in eastern Slovenia
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 is made up of several smaller dispersed settlements, namely Dobrina, Dobrinska Gorca, Globočec, Hrastov Vrh, Laze, Male Prekože, Podpeč, Rapače, Reber, Spodnje Ravno, Strajna, Temnjak, Velike Prekože, Veliki Vrh, Zgornje Ravno and Žale. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
region. It is now included in the Podravska statistical region
Podravska statistical region
The Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
.