Podcerkev
Podcerkev is located in Slovenia
Podcerkev
Podcerkev
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′42.71″N 14°27′28.65″E / 45.7118639°N 14.4579583°E / 45.7118639; 14.4579583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
  Total5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
579.2 m (1,900.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)[1]
  Total133

Podcerkev (pronounced [pɔˈtseːɾkəu̯] or [pɔtsɛɾˈkəu̯], German: Podzirku[2]) is a village west of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

Saint Martin's Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podcerkev include:

  • Matija Škerbec (1886–1963), Roman Catholic priest, political figure, and writer

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
  3. Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website


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