Podgrad, Ilirska Bistrica

Village in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°31′20.24″N 14°8′34.29″E / 45.5222889°N 14.1428583°E / 45.5222889; 14.1428583Country SloveniaTraditional regionInner CarniolaStatistical regionLittoral–Inner CarniolaMunicipalityIlirska BistricaArea
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)Elevation
548.3 m (1,798.9 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total607[1]

Podgrad (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat]; Italian: Castelnuovo;[2] German: Neuhaus[3]) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[4]

Unmarked grave

Podgrad is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Cemetery Grave (Slovene: Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in the village cemetery and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. Its exact location is unknown.[5]

Churches

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. There is a second church in the settlement dedicated to Saint James.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgrad include:

  • Radovan Gobec (1909–1995), composer

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 59.
  3. ^ Stopar, Ivan (2007). Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. III. Notranjska. Porečje reke z Brkini. Ljubljana: Viharnik. p. 203.
  4. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  5. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče na pokopališču". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Media related to Podgrad at Wikimedia Commons
  • Podgrad on Geopedia
  • Podgrad Local Community site
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica
Current
Former
The location of the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
Landmarks
  • Kalec Castle
  • Lake Klivnik
  • Lake Mola
  • Prem Castle
  • Snežnik
  • Turn Mansion
Notable people


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