Dolena

Dolena (pronounced [dɔˈleːna]) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills in the Municipality of Videm in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Dolena
Dolena
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′27.54″N 15°48′8.4″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityVidem
Area
 • Total6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total182
[1]

Dobrava Castle was a castle in the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1419. The Partisans burned the castle to the ground in May 1944[3] and its ruins were removed after the war by an agricultural cooperative to develop the land.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Videm municipal site
  3. Požgani gradovi na Slovenskem 1. del: Gradič Dobrava (in Slovene)
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 14501


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