Podgora, Ravne na Koroškem explained

Official Name:Podgora
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ravne na Koroškem
Area Total Km2:9.8
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:303
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5128°N 14.9724°W
Elevation M:567.5
Footnotes:[1]

Podgora (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔdˈɡɔːɾa/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Kotlje in the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Church

The local church in the western part of the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Kotlje. It was built in the late 15th century and extended in the 18th century.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgora include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ravne.si Ravne na Koroškem municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage