Podgorica pri Šmarju

Podgorica pri Šmarju

Podgorica pri Šmarju
Podgorica pri Šmarju

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′53.28″N 14°37′12.56″E / 45.9814667°N 14.6201556°E / 45.9814667; 14.6201556Coordinates: 45°58′53.28″N 14°37′12.56″E / 45.9814667°N 14.6201556°E / 45.9814667; 14.6201556
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Grosuplje
Area
  Total 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation 376.9 m (1,236.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 86
[1]

Podgorica pri Šmarju (pronounced [pɔdɡɔˈɾiːtsa pɾi ˈʃmaːɾju]) is a small settlement just north of Šmarje–Sap in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Podgorica is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case inflection (from pod 'below' + gorica 'small mountain'), literally meaning 'below the small mountain'. Place names like Podgorica (e.g., Podgorje, Podgora) are relatively common in Slovenia.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Podgorica to Podgorica pri Šmarju in 1955.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Grosuplje municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 312.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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