| Official Name: | Podšteberk |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cerknica |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.7483°N 14.4442°W |
| Elevation M: | 571 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Podšteberk (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔtˈʃteːbɛɾk/, in older sources Stegbrg,[2] German: Stegberg[3] [4]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lipsenj.[5] The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.[6]
Podšteberk lies in a valley east of the village center of Lipsenj. Štebrščica Creek (named Lipsenjščica Creek further downstream) has its source below Podšteberk at Obrh Springs, a pair of gushing springs. Water flows from both of them during periods of heavy rain, and otherwise only from the lower spring.[5]
The name Podšteberk is a fused prepositional phrase: pod 'below' + Šteberk, referring to Šteberk Castle (German: Stegberg) above the village.[7]
Podšteberk had a population of 40 living in five houses in 1880,[3] 23 living in four houses in 1890,[4] and 39 living in six houses in 1900.[2] Podšteberk was annexed by Lipsenj in 1952, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[8]