Podstena is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. It is connected by the
D3 highway.
History
In 1860–1879,
Matija Mažuranić
Matija Mažuranić (1817–April 17, 1881) was a Croatian writer best known for his travelogues. He was the brother of more renowned Ivan, the writer of the well-known epic '' Smrt Smail-age Čengića''.
He was born in Novi Vinodolski and atte ...
wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (), today with signature
HR-
Za NSK R 6424. A 21 folio manuscript dated 1872 titled Darstellung der Entstehung des Baues ... der Luisenstrasse together with a translation by I. Mikloušić is kept as
HR-
Za NSK R 4572.
On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Podstena, blocking traffic to and from it.
Sports
The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012,
sometimes goes through Podstena, such as in the third leg for 2023.
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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