Podsmreka pri Velikih Laščah explained

Official Name:Podsmreka pri Velikih Laščah
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Velike Lašče
Area Total Km2:0.37
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:24
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8275°N 14.6052°W
Elevation M:540.6
Postal Code:1315
Footnotes:[1]

Podsmreka pri Velikih Laščah (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔtˈsmɾeːka pɾi ˈʋeːlikix ˈlaːʃtʃax/) is a small settlement west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Podsmreka to Podsmreka pri Velikih Laščah in 1987.[3]

Notable people

The Slovene writer Josip Stritar was born in the settlement in 1836. The house where he was born has been substantially remodeled, and a commemorative plaque with a relief portrait of the author was unveiled on it in 1936.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.velike-lasce.si/ Velike Lašče 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