Podgora, Ravne na Koroškem

Podgora
Podgora Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°30′45.91″N 14°58′20.59″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Ravne na Koroškem
Area
• Total	9.8 km^2 (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation	567.5 m (1,861.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	303
[1]

Podgora (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɔːɾa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Kotlje in the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Church

The local church in the western part of the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Kotlje. It was built in the late 15th century and extended in the 18th century.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgora include:

• Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950), a writer

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ravne na Koroškem municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3077

External links

• Podgora on Geopedia