Podgorje, Slovenj Gradec Explained

Official Name:Podgorje
Settlement Type:Village
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Slovenj Gradec
Area Total Km2:18.73
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:947
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.468°N 15.09°W
Elevation M:444.6
Footnotes:[1]

Podgorje (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovenian: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the late 15th century.[3] A second church built on a hill west of the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Slovenian: Sveti Duh) and was built in 1459.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.slovenj-gradec.si Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage