title: Velike Dole pri Temenici
text: # Velike Dole pri Temenici
  
  Velike Dole pri Temenici (pronounced; German: Großdule) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
  
  ## Name
  
  The name of the settlement was changed from Velike Dole to Velike Dole pri Šentjurju in 1953. The name was changed again to Velike Dole pri Temenici in 1997. In the past the German name was Großdule.
  
  ## History
  
  Archaeological evidence shows the area was already settled in the Late Bronze Age.
  
  