Podroje
Podroje | |
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  Podroje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′20.79″N 14°49′12.27″E / 46.0224417°N 14.8200750°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Šmartno pri Litiji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335.4 m (1,100.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 118 |
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Podroje (pronounced [pɔˈdɾoːjɛ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills southwest of Šmartno. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
An Iron Age hillfort has been identified on Roje Hill above the settlement.[3]
Notable people[edit]
Notable people that were born or lived in Podroje include:
- Davorin Hostnik (a.k.a. Trnovski;[4] 1853–1929), writer[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Šmartno pri Litiji municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 19946". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Ludvik, Dušan. 1978. Srednjeveške in staronemške verzne oblike. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 11.
- ^ Slovenska biografija: Davorin Hostnik.
- ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 275.
External links[edit]
Media related to Podroje at Wikimedia Commons- Podroje on Geopedia
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