Podgorje, Slovenj Gradec

Podgorje (pronounced [ˈpoːdɡɔɾjɛ]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Podgorje
Village
Podgorje is located in Slovenia
Podgorje
Podgorje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′4.81″N 15°5′23.95″E / 46.4680028°N 15.0899861°E / 46.4680028; 15.0899861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalitySlovenj Gradec
Area
 • Total18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation
444.6 m (1,458.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total947
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the late 15th century.[3] A second church built on a hill west of the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Slovene: Sveti Duh) and was built in 1459.[4]

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