Spodnja Zadobrova (; in older sources also Dolenja Zadobrova,Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 106. ) is a formerly independent settlement in the eastern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Ljubljana municipal site
Geography Spodnja Zadobrova is a compact village northwest of Zalog at the transition between higher gravelly land with fields and lower-lying meadows extending north to the Sava River. The soil is mostly sandy. Houses extend along the road from Zalog to Sneberje.
Name The name Spodnja Zadobrova literally means 'lower Zadobrova', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring Zgornja Zadobrova (literally, 'upper Zadobrova'). The name Zadobrova is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case ending, from za 'behind' + dobrova (< Common Slavic *dǫbrova) 'place where there is a deciduous or oak forest', in turn derived from *dǫbъ 'deciduous tree, oak'. Like similar names (e.g., Dobrova, Dobrovce, Dobrovnik), it originally referred to the local vegetation. In the past the German name was Untersadobrawa.
History Spodnja Zadobrova was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Spodnja Zadobrova include: Pepca Kardelj, née Maček (1914–1990), communist politician and wife of Edvard KardeljŠtevanec, Lojze. 2002. Poslušalec. Murska Sobota: Franc-Franc, p. 130. Ivan Maček (1908–1993), communist politician and People's Hero of Yugoslavia Milan Zabukovec (1923–1997), Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
References
External links
Zadobrova on Geopedia