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Mislinjska Dobrava

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Carinthia

Area
  
6.97 km²

Population
  
679 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Styria

Elevation
  
522 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:47 AM

Mislinjska Dobrava

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 100% Humidity

Municipality
  
City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec

Mislinjska Dobrava ([miˈsliːnska ˈdoːbɾaʋa]) 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.

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Map of Mislinjska Dobrava, Slovenia

Name

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

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.

Cultural heritage

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

Airport

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

References

Mislinjska Dobrava Wikipedia