Podstene, Kočevje
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°37′55.43″N 15°1′15.20″E / 45.6320639°N 15.0208889°E / 45.6320639; 15.0208889![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/25px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png)
(2012)
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
- ^ a b 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, p. 38.
- ^ Petschauer, Erich. 1980. "Die Gottscheer Siedlungen – Ortsnamenverzeichnis." In Das Jahrhundertbuch der Gottscheer (pp. 181–197). Klagenfurt: Leustik.
- ^ Kočevje municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 237.
External links
- Podstene on Geopedia
- Pre–World War II list of oeconyms and family names in Podstene
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Administrative seat: Kočevje
![The location of the Municipality of Kočevje](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Karte_Kocevje_si.png/150px-Karte_Kocevje_si.png)