Podkraj pri Velenju explained

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]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Podkraj to Podkraj pri Velenju in 1955.[3]

Church

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.velenje.si Velenje municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage