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Podgrad
Village
Podgrad in 2018
PodgradLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′20.24″N 14°8′34.29″E / 45.5222889°N 14.1428583°E / 45.5222889; 14.1428583
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	12.6 km (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	548.3 m (1,798.9 ft)
Population
• Total	607

Podgrad (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat]; Italian: Castelnuovo; German: Neuhaus) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.

Unmarked grave

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.

Churches

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.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgrad include:

• Radovan Gobec (1909–1995), composer

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. 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.
3. Stopar, Ivan (2007). Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. III. Notranjska. Porečje reke z Brkini. Ljubljana: Viharnik. p. 203.
4. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
5. 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.
6. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Podgrad at Wikimedia Commons
• Podgrad on Geopedia
• Podgrad Local Community site

v t e Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
Settlements	Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica Current Bač Brce Čelje Dobro Polje Dolenje pri Jelšanah Dolnja Bitnja Dolnji Zemon Fabci Gabrk Gornja Bitnja Gornji Zemon Harije Hrušica Huje Jablanica Janeževo Brdo Jasen Jelšane Kilovče Knežak Koritnice Koseze Kuteževo Mala Bukovica Male Loče Mereče Nova Vas pri Jelšanah Novokračine Ostrožno Brdo Pavlica Podbeže Podgrad Podgraje Podstenje Podstenjšek Podtabor Pregarje Prelože Prem Račice Ratečevo Brdo Rečica Rjavče Sabonje Šembije Smrje Snežnik Soze Starod Studena Gora Sušak Tominje Topolc Trpčane Velika Bukovica Veliko Brdo Vrbica Vrbovo Zabiče Zajelšje Zalči Zarečica Zarečje Former Trnovo
Landmarks	Kalec Castle Lake Klivnik Lake Mola Prem Castle Snežnik Turn Mansion
Notable people	Radovan Gobec Dragotin Kette Karel Lavrič

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