Podgrad na Pohorju

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°24′43.87″N 15°26′50.9″E / 46.4121861°N 15.447472°E / 46.4121861; 15.447472Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalitySlovenska BistricaArea
 • Total0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)Elevation
671 m (2,201 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total74[1]

Podgrad na Pohorju (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt na ˈpóːxɔɾju, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat -], in older sources also Pod Gradom,[2] German: Unterschlossberg[2]) is a small settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The settlement's name in Slovene is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, and it means 'below the castle (in Pohorje)'. This refers to a 12th-century castle known as Zajčji grad, the ruins of which can still be seen on a hill east of the settlement.[4] The name contrasts with that of neighboring Nadgrad (literally, 'above the castle'), which stands about 180 meters (590 ft) higher in elevation.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 49.
  3. ^ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 6888

External links

  • Podgrad na Pohorju on Geopedia
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Slovenska Bistrica
Current
Former
The location of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica
Landmarks
  • Ančnik Fort
  • Bistrica Castle
  • Black Lake on Pohorje
  • Frajštajn Manor
  • Grassel Tower
  • Kebelj Parish Church
  • Klemencl Mill
  • Mary of the Seven Sorrows Church
  • Slovenska Bistrica Parish Church
  • Štatenberg Mansion
  • St. Joseph's Church
  • St. Martin on Pohorje Parish Church
  • Zgornja Polskava Mansion
Notable people


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