Podturn pri Dolenjskih Toplicah explained

Official Name:Podturn pri Dolenjskih Toplicah
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dolenjske Toplice
Area Total Km2:4.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:333
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7417°N 15.0411°W
Elevation M:182
Footnotes:[1]

Podturn pri Dolenjskih Toplicah (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔˈtuːɾn pɾi dɔˈleːnskix tɔˈpliːtsax/, German: Unterthurn[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Podturn to Podturn pri Dolenjskih Toplicah in 1953.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Toplice. It dates to the mid-17th century.[5]

External links

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 . 162.
  3. http://www.dolenjske-toplice.si/ Dolenjske Toplice municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Web site: EŠD 2574 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 2 March 2011.