Podlož Explained

Official Name:Podlož
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:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:3.57
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:61
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7352°N 14.4608°W
Elevation M:604.2
Footnotes:[1]

Podlož (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔˈdloːʃ/, German: Podlaas[2]) is a village north of Lož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

The local church is built on Cross Mountain (Slovenian: Križna gora, German: Kreuzberg;[2] 857m (2,812feet)), a hill above the settlement, and is dedicated to the Holy Cross. It belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.[4] It is a pilgrimage church with a series of 13 chapels representing the Stations of the Cross leading up to the main church. The church was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. It was rebuilt in the mid-18th century.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 130-131.
  3. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/D85EA1A9760204D8C12572030034F708?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  5. http://www.loskadolina.si/zanimivosti/naravna_in_kulturna_dediscina/2006112717163322/ Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site