Grič pri Dobličah


Grič pri Dobličah is a settlement southwest of Dobliče in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Hamlets of the village includes Dolnji Grič, which comprises the village core, and Gornji Grič, as well as Vidoše and Kralji. Vidoše has only a few houses along the road from Bistrica to Mavrlen. Vidoše was formerly a hamlet of Doblička Gora.

Geography

The village lies below the northeast slope of Mount Poljane. There are several caves in the hills above the village. Grdan Cave lies to the west. Zjot Cave lies above the hamlet of Vidoše.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Grič to Grič pri Dobličah in 1955. Grič is a common place name in Slovenia and comes from the common noun grič 'hill', which may refer to elevations rising up to in toponyms, although in common usage the noun usually refers to elevations rising or less.