Podgrad, Ilirska Bistrica

Podgrad (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat]; Italian: Castelnuovo;[2] German: Neuhaus[3]) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[4]

Podgrad
Village
Podgrad in 2018
Podgrad
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′20.24″N 14°8′34.29″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
548.3 m (1,798.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total607
[1]

Unmarked grave

Podgrad is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Cemetery Grave (Slovene: Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in the village cemetery and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. Its exact location is unknown.[5]

Churches

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. There is a second church in the settlement dedicated to Saint James.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgrad include:

  • Radovan Gobec (1909–1995), composer

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 59.
  3. Stopar, Ivan (2007). Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. III. Notranjska. Porečje reke z Brkini. Ljubljana: Viharnik. p. 203.
  4. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  5. Cemetery Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  6. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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