Podlehnik

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Podlehnik
Lichtenegg
Coat of arms of Podlehnik Map of Slovenia, position of Podlehnik highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 20 ′  N , 15 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E
height 240  m. i. J.
surface 46  km²
Residents 1,880 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 41 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 02
Post Code 2286
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Sebastian Toplak
Mailing address Podlehnik 9
2286 Podlehnik
Website
View of the village of Zakl and its church Devica Marija .

Podlehnik ( German : Lichtenegg ) is a town and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

The municipality of Podlehnik is located in the Haloze ( Kollos ) wine-growing region at 229  m. ü. A. on the border with Croatia . The area is largely oriented towards the lower reaches of the Rogatnica ( Rogatnitza ) brook , which flows into the Dravinja ( Drann ) river on the northern municipal boundary . National road 9, which connects the cities of Ptuj and Zagreb via the Gruškovje-Macelj border crossing and which regularly congests, especially in the summer months, runs through the municipality. Parallel to this, the A4 motorway is currently (2017) under construction.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 13 localities. The German exonyms in brackets were mainly used by the German-speaking population until the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and are largely uncommon today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2017):

  • Dežno pri Podlehniku ​​( Deschna ), 90
  • Gorca ( Gorzaberg ), 135
  • Jablovec ( Jablovetz ), 123
  • Kozminci ( cosmins ), 129
  • Ložina ( Loschina ), 40
  • Podlehnik ( Lichtenegg ), 384
  • Rodni Vrh ( Rodinsberg ), 46
  • Sedlašek ( Sedlaschek ), 225
  • Spodnje Gruškovje ( Gruschkaberg ), 44
  • Stanošina ( Stanoschina ), 171
  • Strajna, 84
  • Zakl ( Sakel ), 204
  • Zgornje Gruškovje ( Gruschkaberg ), 205

Neighboring communities

Videm Videm Videm
Videm Neighboring communities Videm
Žetale Đurmanec ( HR ) Bednja ( HR )

history

The oldest finds come from the Bronze Age. Polished stones were found in the Podlehnik area as an ax and hammer.

In the Middle Ages the area was an important trade route from the Drava Plain to Croatia. The place was first mentioned in 1248.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1: 75,000 - Pettau and Vinica 5456. (1914)
  2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )
  3. ↑ podlehnik.si