Podgorje
Podgorje is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies in the foothills of the Ložnica Hills west of the town of Velenje, above the regional road from Velenje to Šoštanj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 164 residents
- Description: settlement in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Podgorje, Velenje”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Velenje Pesje and Lake Družmirje.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lokovica and Kavče.
Lokovica
Village
Lokovica is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of the town of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Kavče
Village
Kavče is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Kavče is situated 2½ km southeast of Podgorje.
Velenje
Town
Photo: Blazev, Public domain.
Velenje is the sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje. Velenje was owned by the Habsburgs for several centuries, which is reflected in the exceptionally rich legacy of castles and manors. Velenje is situated 3 km east of Podgorje.
Podgorje
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Velenje, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.36145° or 46° 21′ 41″ northLongitude
15.07723° or 15° 4′ 38″ eastPopulation
164Elevation
470 metres (1,542 feet)Open location code
8FRQ936G+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5879733258OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8987374Wikidata ID
Q2282886
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Podgorje” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Podgorje”
- Cebuano: “Podgorje”
- Chechen: “Подгорье”
- Croatian: “Podgorje”
- Dutch: “Podgorje”
- French: “Podgorje”
- German: “Podgorje”
- Irish: “Podgorje”
- Italian: “Podgorje”
- Polish: “Podgorje (gmina Velenje)”
- Polish: “Podgorje”
- Portuguese: “Podgorje”
- Romanian: “Podgorje, Velenje”
- Romanian: “Podgorje”
- Scots: “Podgorje”
- Serbian: “Подгорје (Велење)”
- Serbian: “Подгорје”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Podgorje”
- Slovenian: “Podgorje, Velenje”
- Slovenian: “Podgorje”
- Spanish: “Podgorje”
- Tatar: “Подгорье”
- Ukrainian: “Подгор’є”
- Ukrainian: “Подгорє”
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