Country Slovenia Statistical region Savinja Elevation 315 m Population 90 (2002) | Traditional region Styria Municipality Šentjur Area 97 ha | |
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Podgaj ([pɔdˈɡaːi̯]) is a small settlement south of Ponikva in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area is part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
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Map of 3232 Podgaj, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Ožbalt (literally, 'Saint Oswald') to Podgaj (literally, 'below the grove') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.
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Podgaj, Šentjur Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA