Croatia
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Municipality of Jelenje

Podhum

Podhum is a in . It is connected by the D52 highway. During World War II it was the site of the Podhum massacre of Croat civilians by Italian occupation forces; up to 118 people were killed and more than 800 were sent to Italian concentration camps, where many more also died in captivity.
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  • Type: Village with 1,450 residents
  • Description: settlement in the Municipality of Jelenje, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Podhum, Croatia”, “Podhum, Jelenje”, and “Pothum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rijeka-Grobničko Polje Airport and Grobnik Castle.

Aerodrome
Photo: Denis.arnaud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grobničko Polje Airfield is a recreational aerodrome in Grobnik, a small locality near , in western .

Castle
Photo: Croq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dražice and Soboli.

Village
is a in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, western . is located south of and west of Podhum. It is part of the municipality of . As of 2021, it had a population of 2,064.

Village
is a in . It is connected by the D3 highway.

Village
is a in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, , just to the north of and approximately 8 km to the north of . Administratively, it is part of the municipality of . As of 2021, it had a population of 328.

Podhum

Latitude
45.38698° or 45° 23′ 13″ north
Longitude
14.4821° or 14° 28′ 56″ east
Population
1,450
Elevation
288 metres (945 feet)
Open location code
8FQP9FPJ+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1203520419
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3193006
Wiki­data ID
Q1026698
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Venetian—“Podhum” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Podhum”
  • Cebuano: “Podhum”
  • Croatian: “Podhum”
  • Dutch: “Podhum”
  • French: “Podhum”
  • Hungarian: “Podhum (Jelenje)”
  • Hungarian: “Podhum”
  • Italian: “Piedicolle”
  • Italian: “Podhum”
  • Polish: “Podhum (Chorwacja)”
  • Polish: “Podhum”
  • Serbian: “Подхум (Јелење)”
  • Serbian: “Подхум”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Podhum”
  • Slovenian: “Podhum, Hrvaška”
  • Slovenian: “Podhum”
  • Spanish: “Podhum”
  • Swedish: “Podhum”
  • Ukrainian: “Подхум (Єлене)”
  • Ukrainian: “Подхум”
  • Venetian: “Podhum”

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