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: Another useful one is transmitting shopping lists from the future, so you can get things *before* you run out!
gollark: One of many practical everyday uses for time machines.
gollark: So just use a time machine to connect your internet connection to the internet connection at 4-6 am.
gollark: Well, you could download it at less than real-time speeds then play it back.
gollark: That bandwidth isn't even enough to listen to osmarks internet radio™, coming never.

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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