Jama pri Dvoru (, ) is a settlement in the

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in southeastern

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. It lies on the right bank of the Krka River opposite

Dvor Dvor may refer to: Places in Bosnia and Herzegovina: * Dvor, Visoko, a settlement in the Municipality of Visoko Places in Croatia: * Dvor, Croatia, a town and a municipality in Croatia Places in Slovenia: * Dvor, Ljubljana, a settlement in the ...

. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Jama'' to ''Jama pri Dvoru'' (literally, 'Jama near

') in 1953. The name ''Jama'' means 'cave', and it is derived from the fact that there are several caves in the village itself along the Krka River, including Černiček Cave (), with a length of and a depth of . Booming Cave, (), with a length of and a depth of , lies just west of the village.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Jama pri Dvoru include: *

Fran Bradač Fran Bradač (June 15, 1885 – May 2, 1970) was a Slovenes, Slovene classical philologist and translator. Life and work Bradač was born in Jama pri Dvoru. He studied classical philology in Vienna from 1905 to 1910, and then continued his educat ...

(1885–1970), classical philologist and translator

References

External links

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Jama pri Dvoru on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub