Zgornji Pokštajn

Zgornji Pokštajn (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ˈpoːkʃtai̯n]; also Zgornji Pokštanj,[1][2] German: Oberpockstein[2][3]) is a former village 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] Its territory is now part of the village of Podlesje.[5]

Zgornji Pokštajn
Zgornji Pokštajn
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′31.94″N 14°58′54.85″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Elevation
542.1 m (1,778.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total0

History

Together with Verdreng, Spodnji Pokštajn, and Lapinje, it was merged into the settlement of Podlesje in 1955.[1]

References
  1. "Preimovanje, dopolnitve in popravki nekaterih krajevnih imen." 1955. Dolenjski list 8(25) (1 July): 4. (in Slovene)
  2. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.
  4. Kočevje municipal site Archived April 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 236–237.
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