Podkraj () is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
southeast of
Col
In geomorphology, a col is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 103. . It may also be called a gap. Particularly rugged and forbidding co ...
in the
Municipality of Ajdovščina
The Municipality of Ajdovščina (; sl, Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of ...
in the
Littoral
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...
. It also includes smaller clusters of the hamlets of Trševje, Sreboti, and Hrušica (german: Birnbaum)
as well as a number of isolated farmsteads along the road from Col to
Kalce.
The ''
Ad Pirum
''Ad Pirum'' was a Roman fortress active during the time of the late Roman Empire. It is located on the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica Plateau in southwestern Slovenia, in the hamlet of Hrušica in Podkraj, Ajdovščina, Podkraj. It was built in th ...
'' archaeological site is located in the hamlet of Hrušica.
Churches
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activitie ...
in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Margaret and belongs to the
Diocese of Koper
)
, cocathedral = Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica()
, area_km2 = 4,386
, parishes = 100
, population = 266,403
, population_as_of = 2013
, catholics = 181,230
, catholics_percent= 68
, pope ...
. It was built in 1865 at the site of an older predecessor upon the plans by Matija Ozbič. A second church in the settlement belonging to the same
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...
is dedicated to the
Holy Spirit
In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts ...
. The ruins of a 15th-century church dedicated to Saint Gertrude lie in the hamlet of Hrušica. It was built on the site of a 12th-century predecessor.
[''Srednjeveška cerkev sv. Jedrti''. Information sign in Hrušica, Podkraj.]
References
External links
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Podkraj on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina
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