Povodje Explained

Official Name:Povodje
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vodice
Area Total Km2:1.48
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:17
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.141°N 14.4776°W
Elevation M:324.8
Footnotes:[1]

Povodje (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔˈʋoːdjɛ/) is a small dispersed settlement south of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Cestni Rebov and Gmajniški Rebov.[3]

Geography

The settlement consists of two groups of houses in a valley. Little Peak (Slovenian: Mali vrh, 485 m) rises above the settlement, and Gameljščica Creek flows through the settlement, fed by two tributaries: Poljšak and Dobraca creeks. The soil is loamy and there are fields on the west side of the settlement.[3]

History

The remains of a Roman fortification in the Povodje attest to early settlement of the area. In 1953, the Slovenian Fishing Association (Slovenian: Ribiška zveza Slovenije) built a trout hatchery along Gameljščica Creek at the site of an abandoned mill.[3]

Cultural heritage

A plague column stands at the north edge of the settlement, at the border with neighboring Skaručna and the intersection with the road to Vojsko. The column is carved from sandstone and is believed to date from the 17th century.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Povodje include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.vodice.si/?Id=vsebina&Page=naselja Vodice municipal site
  3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 381.
  4. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=23093 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage