Podgorica pri Pečah () is a settlement south of

Peče Peče (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of t ...

in the

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in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Name

Podgorica pri Pečah was attested in historical sources as ''Puͤchel'' in 1386 and ''Poͤdgoricz'' in 1387, among other spellings. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Podgorica'' to ''Podgorica pri Pečah'' in 1955.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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External links

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Podgorica pri Pečah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče {{Moravče-geo-stub