Podreča (pronounced [pɔˈdɾeːtʃa]; in older sources also Podreče,[2] German: Podretsche[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Podreča | |
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  Podreča Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′22.61″N 14°24′36.27″E / 46.1729472°N 14.4100750°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Kranj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 446 |
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Name edit
Podreča was attested in written sources in 1334 as Patriarchsdorf, and in 1437 as de Patriarchali villa. The name is derived from *Podreča (vas) (literally, 'patriarch's village'); the first element is a possessive adjective from the noun podreka 'patriarch'. In the Middle Ages the village was a property of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, and so the name refers to historical ownership.[4] A small rise near the settlement known as Abbot's Hill (Slovene: Opatji hrib) is also reminiscent of this ecclesiastical heritage.[5]
History edit
In 1929 a monument was set up behind the church, marking the former site of the house where the Slovene poet and writer Simon Jenko (1835–1869) was born. There were formerly a sawmill and grain mill in the village, but these sites were flooded when the Sava River was dammed for the Medvode hydroelectric plant in 1953, raising the water level by 5 meters (16 ft).[5]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla.[6] It dates from 1854 and was restored after the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake. The church contains an altar created by one of the Goetzls in 1874.[5]
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Podreča include:
- Simon Jenko (1835–1869), poet and writer
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
- ^ Kranj municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 315.
- ^ a b c Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 165–166.
- ^ Družina RC Church journal site
External links edit
Media related to Podreča at Wikimedia Commons- Podreča on Geopedia
