Podsreda (; german: Hörberg) is a village in the
Municipality of Kozje in eastern
Slovenia
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. It is located near the
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n border, in the traditional region of
Styria. It is known for its market, which takes place every Sunday, and for
Podsreda Castle, located above the village itself.
The
parish church
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in the settlement is dedicated to
John the Baptist
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and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1802 and 1810.
Podsreda Castle is a castle south of the main settlement. It dates to around 1150 and is probably the best-preserved example of secular
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this lat ...
in Slovenia. It features a typical 12th-century defensive tower (keep), a Romanesque chapel, and two wings from about the same period. The orderly, rectangular plan is also typical of the late Romanesque period.
People
Marija Javeršek (1864–1918), the mother of the Yugoslav communist leader
Josip Broz Tito, was from Podsreda. Tito spent part of his childhood in Podsreda with his maternal grandparents.
References
External links
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Podsreda on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kozje
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