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Podgrad () is a settlement east of the capital
Podgrad lies on the right bank of the Ljubljanica River at the entrance into the Besnica Valley. The Ljubljanica flows into the
A chemical factory was established in Podgrad in the second half of the 19th century but burned down in 1880. It was reestablished in 1910 as pigment factory that later expanded into producing organic dyes. The Arbo company was created from the plant in 1953, and the dye operations were then transferred to
Podgrad on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana Polje District {{Ljubljana-geo-stub
Ljubljana
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in central Slovenia
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. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana
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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola
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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region
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Geography
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.
Geography
Podgrad lies on the right bank of the Ljubljanica River at the entrance into the Besnica Valley. The Ljubljanica flows into the Sava
The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reac ...
immediately northeast of the settlement core. The railway line
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from Ljubljana to Zidani Most
Zidani Most (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sava and Savinja rivers. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipal ...
runs through the settlement.
Name
The name ''Podgrad'' (literally, 'below the castle') is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case inflection. It refers to the village's location below Osterberg Castle ( or ''Ostri vrh''),''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 107. the ruins of which are located on Castle Hill () west of Besnica Creek.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 364. Osterberg Castle is also the source of the name of the settlement of Sostro.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 389–390.History
A chemical factory was established in Podgrad in the second half of the 19th century but burned down in 1880. It was reestablished in 1910 as pigment factory that later expanded into producing organic dyes. The Arbo company was created from the plant in 1953, and the dye operations were then transferred to Celje
Celje (, , ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, third-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje. Th ...
.
Castles
Osterberg Castle was built circa 1015 by the Counts of Scharffenberg, lesser nobles subject to the Spanheims. In the 16th century, Alexander zu Osterberg built a new manor at Dol pri Ljubljani across the Sava River, after which Osterberg Castle fell into disrepair. In the 18th century, Povše Castle () was built below the old castle and closer to the Ljubljanica River. It was later purchased by the Kansky family and renovated in 1933.References
External links
Podgrad on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana Polje District {{Ljubljana-geo-stub