Podkraj, Ig

Podkraj
Podkraj

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′31.76″N 14°27′55.75″E / 45.9754889°N 14.4654861°E / 45.9754889; 14.4654861Coordinates: 45°58′31.76″N 14°27′55.75″E / 45.9754889°N 14.4654861°E / 45.9754889; 14.4654861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ig
Area
 • Total 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation 299 m (981 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 128
[1]

Podkraj (pronounced [pɔtˈkɾai̯]) is a village in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia, on the edge of the marshland south of the capital Ljubljana. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

History

During the Second World War, Italian forces burned one house in Podkraj in October 1942.[3] Podkraj was formally established as an independent settlement in 2007, when it was separated from the territory of Tomišelj.[1] Prior to this it was a hamlet of Tomišelj.[3]

Church

Saint John the Baptist Church

The local church is a chapel of ease dedicated to John the Baptist. It dates from the late Middle Ages and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 17th century. The interior furnishings are Baroque.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Podkraj (Slovene)
  2. ↑ Ig municipal site
  3. 1 2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 436.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2569
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