Official Name: | Podkraj pri Velenju |
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: | Savinja |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Velenje |
Area Total Km2: | 3.43 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 626 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.35°N 15.0852°W |
Elevation M: | 510.6 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Podkraj pri Velenju (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills (Slovenian: Ložničko gričevje) southwest of the town of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Podkraj to Podkraj pri Velenju in 1955.[3]
The local church is dedicated to Saint James (Slovenian: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Velenje–Saint Mary. It dates to the late 16th century and was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.[4]