The Municipality of Dobrepolje (; sl, Občina Dobrepolje) is a municipality in

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. It lies in a

karst valley Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

approximately south of the Slovenian capital

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. The administrative seat of the municipality is in Videm. The area is part of the traditional region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...

. The municipality is now included in the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Videm, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bruhanja Vas *

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Četež pri Strugah Četež pri Strugah () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje 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 Central Slove ...

* Hočevje * Kolenča Vas * Kompolje * Lipa * Mala Vas * Paka * Podgora *

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* Podpeč * Podtabor * Ponikve * Potiskavec * Predstruge * Pri Cerkvi–Struge * Rapljevo * Tisovec *

Tržič Tržič (; german: Neumarktl) is a town in northern Slovenia, close to the Austrian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tržič. Geography The town is located within the historic Upper Carniola region on the Tržič Bistrica River ...

* Vodice * Zagorica * Zdenska Vas

References

External links

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Municipality of Dobrepolje on Geopedia

Dobrepolje municipal site
Dobrepolje 1994 establishments in Slovenia {{Dobrepolje-geo-stub