title: Smolnik, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
text: # Smolnik, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
  
  Smolnik (pronounced or) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
  
  ## Name
  
  Smolnik was first mentioned in written records in 1498 as Smollnick, Smulnick, and Smolnick. The name is derived from the Slovene word smola 'resin' and refers to a place where resin was gathered.
  
  