Podutik (, in older sources also ''Utik'' or ''Pod Utikom'') is a former settlement in central

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in the northwest part of the capital

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. It belongs to the

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of the

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Podutik lies south of Kamna Gorica and west of Koseze. It was originally a

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along the road to Dobrova, but much housing has been built south of the old village center since 1967. Prevalnik Hill (elevation ) rises to the west, Strmica Hill () to the north, and Lookout Peak (''Stražni vrh'', ) to the south. The former village included the hamlets of Grič and Na Opekarni (also known as Smodikovec). The soil is loamy and there are fields to the southwest.

Name

Podutik was attested in historical sources as ''Luttich'' in 1178, ''Weytichk'' in 1312, and ''Wittikh'' in 1421, among other spellings. In older modern sources, the names ''Utik'' and ''Pod Utikom'' are found. The name ''Podutik'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from ''pod'' 'below' + ''Utik'', referring to Utik Hill (elevation ) to the southwest.

History

A brickworks was established in the hamlet of Na Opekarni (literally, 'at the brickworks') in 1961. Podutik was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in two stages, in 1974 and 1982, ending its existence as an independent settlement.

Church

The parish church in Podutik stands on the northeast end of the former village, north of Podutik Street (''Podutiška cesta''). It is dedicated to the

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( sl, Sveto rešnje telo). Construction of the church started in 2000, and it was consecrated in 2005.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podutik include: *Alojzij Vodnik (1868–1939), stone cutter *Anton Vodnik (1901–1965), poet *

France Vodnik France Vodnik (1903–1986) was a Slovenian literary critic, essayist, translator and poet from Ljubljana. He was mostly active in the interwar period, when Slovenia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was the younger brother of the poet and ...

(1903–1986), poet, translator, and essayist

References

External links

Podutik on Geopedia
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