Podroje

Podroje (pronounced [pɔˈdɾoːjɛ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills southwest of Šmartno. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Podroje
Podroje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′20.79″N 14°49′12.27″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityŠmartno pri Litiji
Area
 • Total2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation
335.4 m (1,100.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total118
[1]

An Iron Age hillfort has been identified on Roje Hill above the settlement.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podroje include:

  • Davorin Hostnik (a.k.a. Trnovski;[4] 1853–1929), writer[5][6]
gollark: The box is lying.
gollark: DDR is "double data rate" - data is sent on the rising and falling edges of the clock signal or something.
gollark: But mostly it doesn't matter.
gollark: *Technically* DDR4-3000 is 1500MHz and 3000MT/s.
gollark: The 3000MHz/3000MT/s thing is mostly just nitpicking.

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Šmartno pri Litiji municipal site
  3. "EŠD 19946". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. Ludvik, Dušan. 1978. Srednjeveške in staronemške verzne oblike. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 11.
  5. Slovenska biografija: Davorin Hostnik.
  6. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 275.
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