Osredek pri Podsredi explained

Official Name:Osredek pri Podsredi
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kozje
Area Total Km2:9.48
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:79
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0154°N 15.5997°W
Elevation M:470.2
Footnotes:[1]

Osredek pri Podsredi (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈsɾeːdək pɾi pɔˈtsɾeːdi/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south and east of Podsreda. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Osredek to Osredek pri Podsredi in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

On a hill known as Big Peak (Slovenian: Veliki vrh) in the eastern part of the settlement, the remains of a prehistoric hillfort have been identified. Judging by finds of coins from the rule of Gallienus and Aurelian, the site was also used in the Roman period, probably as a refuge.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-kozje.si Kozje municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage