Podstene, Kočevje

Podstene
Podstene

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°37′55.43″N 15°1′15.20″E / 45.6320639°N 15.0208889°E / 45.6320639; 15.0208889Coordinates: 45°37′55.43″N 15°1′15.20″E / 45.6320639°N 15.0208889°E / 45.6320639; 15.0208889
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Kočevje
Area
  Total 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 0
[1]

Podstene (pronounced [pɔtˈsteːnɛ]; German: Untersteinwand[2][3] or Neubüchel[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It no longer has any permanent residents.[1]

History

Podstene was a Gottschee German village. In 1574 it consisted of four half-farms. There were five houses in the village before the Second World War. The village was burned by Italian troops in the summer of 1942, after which one house remained standing. A family lived in this house until 1967, running a farm and an inn, which was a popular destination for outings.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.
  3. Petschauer, Erich. 1980. "Die Gottscheer Siedlungen – Ortsnamenverzeichnis." In Das Jahrhundertbuch der Gottscheer (pp. 181–197). Klagenfurt: Leustik.
  4. Kočevje municipal site
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 237.


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