Podbrdo () is a former settlement in the
Municipality of Moravče
The Municipality of Moravče (; sl, Občina Moravče) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Moravče. Moravče became a municipality in 1994.
Settlements
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in central
Slovenia
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. It is now part of the villages of
Drtija
Drtija (; german: Drittai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 18–19.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Sloven ...
and
Češnjice pri Moravčah
Češnjice pri Moravčah (; german: Kerschdorf''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Geography
Podbrdo lies between Drtija and Češnjice pri Moravčah along the road descending from the Grmače Pass. The houses on the west side of the road belong to Češnjice pri Moravčah, and those on the east side are part of Drtija.
Name
The name ''Podbrdo'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case inflection, from ''pod'' 'below' + ''brdo'' 'hill', referring to the local geography.
History
Podbrdo is one of the comparatively older settlements in the area.
Podbrdo had a population of 16 living in three houses in 1900.
Podbrdo was annexed by Drtija in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
References
External links
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Podbrdo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče
Former settlements in Slovenia
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