Dovje (; ) is a village in the

Municipality of Kranjska Gora The Municipality of Kranjska Gora (; ) is a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kranjska Gora. It borde ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

, located on the southern slopes of the

Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (; , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is o ...

at an elevation of 703 m. It has a rich history and rural tradition and is known as one of the sunniest villages in Slovenia. Its location is ideal for farming, and this has been the main occupation of its inhabitants for many centuries.

Name

Dovje was attested in historical sources in 1029 as ''Lenginvuélt'', in 1065 as ''Lenginvelt'', and in 1318 as ''Langenuelt''. The Slovene name is based on a translation of the German name (literally, 'long field'), presumably through dialect development from *''dolgē (polje)'' 'long field', referring to the configuration of the village's territory.

Cultural heritage

The village has preserved a number of elements typical of alpine

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

. The most interesting of these are the arched front doors of the old houses. The view toward the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps (, , , , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large part of the Julian Alps is inclu ...

from the village has made the cemetery next to St. Michael's Church an appropriate final resting place for many hikers that lost their lives on

Mount Triglav Triglav (; ; ), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation, appearing on the Coat of arms of Slovenia, coat of arms and Flag ...

and the surrounding mountains.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dovje include: *

Jakob Aljaž Jakob Aljaž (July 6, 1845 – May 4, 1927) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer and mountaineer. Aljaž was born in a small Upper Carniolan village of Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro, northeast of Ljubljana, in what was then the Austrian Empi ...

(1847–1927), poet, composer, and mountain enthusiast * Franjo Jeglič (1856–1935), beekeeperBokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. ''Čebelarski terminološki slovar.'' Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.

References

External links

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Dovje on Geopedia
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Dovje
Populated places in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora {{KranjskaGora-geo-stub