Podgrad (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat]; Italian: Castelnuovo;[2] German: Neuhaus[3]) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[4]

Podgrad
Village
Podgrad in 2018
Podgrad Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′20.24″N 14°8′34.29″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	548.3 m (1,798.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	607
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Unmarked grave

Podgrad is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Cemetery Grave (Slovene: Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in the village cemetery and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. Its exact location is unknown.[5]

Churches

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. There is a second church in the settlement dedicated to Saint James.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podgrad include:

• Radovan Gobec (1909–1995), composer

References

External links

• Media related to Podgrad at Wikimedia Commons
• Podgrad on Geopedia
• Podgrad Local Community site

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