Podgraje Explained

Official Name:Podgraje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Ilirska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:7.66
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:270
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5248°N 14.345°W
Elevation M:463
Footnotes:[1]

Podgraje (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔdˈɡɾaːjɛ/; Italian: Villa Podigraie) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, towards the border with Croatia.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[3]

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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.ilirska-bistrica.si Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches