 Dragomelj is a compact settlement at the transition between the loamy soil along the Pšata River to the east and Soteska Hill () to the west.The land to the north consists of low-lying damp meadows and a few tilled fields.Dragomelj was attested in written sources in 1312 as "Dragoͤmel", and later as "Dragemel" (1359), "Dragomyn" (1458), "Dragomel" (1490), "Dragembl" (1588), and "Dergomen" (1687).