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Dobje pri Planini (pronounced [ˈdoːbjɛ pɾi plaˈniːni]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobje in eastern Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the municipality. It was traditionally part of the Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region. It has its own primary school and post office.[4]

Dobje pri Planini
Dobje pri Planini Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′12.78″N 15°23′40.17″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Dobje
Elevation [1]	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	114
[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dobje to Dobje pri Planini in 1953.[5]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1545, but was extensively rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born in Dobje pri Planini include:

• Jože Brilej (1910–1981), communist political commissar and Yugoslav politician

References

External links

• Media related to Dobje pri Planini at Wikimedia Commons
• Dobje pri Planini on Geopedia

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