Predgrad

Predgrad (pronounced [ˈpɾéːdɡɾat]; German: Vornschloß[2] or Pölland[3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Predgrad
Predgrad
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′16.04″N 15°3′20.32″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation
372.1 m (1,220.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total95
[1]

The local church is dedicated to Saints Fabian and Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg ob Kolpi. It is a mid-18th-century Baroque building that replaced an earlier church on the site.[5]

The settlement contains the scant ruins of a 13th-century castle that was destroyed in 1809 by Napoleon's forces.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
  3. Petrovič, Mihael. 2012. "Ko se vzdigne Puntarija, Kočevski protifrancoski upor leta 1809." In Barbara Šterbenc Svetina (ed.), Zgodovinske dimenzije Ilirskih provinc, pp. 131–151. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, p. 140.
  4. Kočevje municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2317
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 11990


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