Podstenice

Podstenice
Podstenice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Dolenjske Toplice
Area
 • Total 50.06 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Elevation 578.9 m (1,899 ft)
[1]

Podstenice (German: Steinwand) is a settlement in the Dolenjske Toplice municipality in Slovenia. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans. At the start of the Second World War its population was expelled and in 1942 the village burnt to the ground. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[2]

The local church was dedicated to Saint Ulrich and was an 18th century building.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipality site
  3. ^ "EŠD 2795" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=2795&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 

External links

Settlements
Landmarks
Dolenjske Toplice spa, Soteska mansion, Base 20 in Kočevski Rog, Parish Church of Saint Anne, Parish Church of Saint Andrew, Parish Church of Saint Erasmus