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]
Podgrad | |
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Village | |
 Podgrad in 2018 | |
  Podgrad Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′20.24″N 14°8′34.29″E / 45.5222889°N 14.1428583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 548.3 m (1,798.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 607 |
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Unmarked grave edit
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 edit
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 edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Podgrad include:
- Radovan Gobec (1909–1995), composer
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stopar, Ivan (2007). Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. III. Notranjska. Porečje reke z Brkini. Ljubljana: Viharnik. p. 203.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ 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.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
Media related to Podgrad at Wikimedia Commons- Podgrad on Geopedia
- Podgrad Local Community site
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