Podgora () is a former settlement in central
Slovenia
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in the northwest part of the capital
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
. It belongs to the
Å entvid District
The Å entvid District (; sl, ÄŒetrtna skupnost Å entvid), or simply Å entvid, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Å entvid.
Geography
The Å entvid District is ...
of the
City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Geography
Podgora lies south of
Å entvid, between Klagenfurt Street (''CelovÅ¡ka cesta'') and GradiÅ¡Äe Hill (441 m) along the old road to
Pržan
Pržan (, sometimes ''Pržanj'',Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 386. in older sources also ''Peržanj'Leksikon obÄin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, ...
.
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 385–386.] A creek rises from a spring above the village and follows a ditch along the main road, where much residential housing was built after the Second World War.
Name
Podgora was attested in historical sources as ''vnder dem perg ... in sand Veits pharr'' in 1414, ''zum Perg'', in 1453 and ''vntterm Perg'' in 1496, among other spellings. The name ''Podgora'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case inflection (from ''pod'' 'below' + ''gora'' 'mountain'), literally meaning 'below the mountain'. Place names like ''Podgora'' (e.g., ''
Podgorica'', ''
Podgorje'') are relatively common in Slovenia.
History
Podgora was annexed by Å entvid in 1961, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.] The Megrad factory, which produced industrial furnaces, was established in Podgrad in 1963.
There was also a hatchery for the Emona company in the village.
Podgora became part of Ljubljana when Å entvid was annexed by Ljubljana in 1974.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Podgora include:
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Vinko Bitenc (1895–1956), writer
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Anton Knez (1856–1892), merchant
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Ivan Knez
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
(1853–1926), merchant
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Ivanka RibiÄ, née Rožmanc (1895–1980), singer
References
External links
Podgora on Geopedia
Localities of Ljubljana
Å entvid District
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