Podkraj, Hrastnik
Podkraj | |
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  Podkraj Location in Slovenie | |
| Coordinates: 46°7′11.64″N 15°5′8.82″E / 46.1199000°N 15.0857833°ECoordinates: 46°7′11.64″N 15°5′8.82″E / 46.1199000°N 15.0857833°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Tradeetional region | Lawer Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Hrastnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 455 |
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Podkraj (German: Podkrai)[2] is a dounset in the Municipality o Hrastnik in central Slovenie. It lees on the richt bank o the Sava River. Tradeetionally the aurie wis pairt o the Lawer Carniola region. It is nou includit wi the rest o the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets o Sava (German: Savadörfl),[2] Koritnik, Strušce, Kladje, Ruda, Boriče, an Hribar.
Kirk[eedit | eedit soorce]
The local kirk is dedicatit tae Saunt Nicholas. It dates tae the late 15t or early 16t hunderyear.[4]
Mass graves[eedit | eedit soorce]
Podkraj is the steid o three kent mass graves frae the period immediately efter the Seicont Warld War. The Boating Club Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri Brodarskem društvu) lees on the richt bank o the Sava, aboot 100 m east o the brig near the Hrastnik Boating Club. It conteens the remains o a unkent nummer o German sodgers that wur murthert here in Mey 1945.[5] The Sava Brig Mass Grave ([Grobišče pri mostu čez Savo] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) lees on the richt bank o the Sava, aboot 100 m wast o the brig, at the steid o a firthen shed. It conteens the remains o a unkent nummer o German sodgers that wur murthert here in Mey 1945.[6] The Gas Station Mass Grave ([Grobišče pri bencinskem servisu] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is locatit near the gas station wast o Podkraj on the richt bank o the Sava. It conteens the remains o civilian refugees that wur fleein towards Austrick at the end o the war, but wut interceptit bi the Yugoslav Airmy at Hrastnik an murthert.[7]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 88–89.
- ↑ Hrastnik municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2198
- ↑ Boating Club Mass Grave on Geopedia Archived 2020-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
- ↑ Sava Bridge Mass Grave on Geopedia Archived 2020-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
- ↑ Gas Station Mass Grave on Geopedia Archived 2020-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
Media relatit tae Podkraj, Hrastnik at Wikimedia Commons- Podkraj on Geopedia Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
