Country Slovenia Statistical region Gorizia Elevation 808 m Local time Wednesday 11:52 AM | Traditional region Littoral Municipality Ajdovščina Area 19.52 km² Population 437 (2002) | |
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Podkraj ([ˈpoːtkɾai̯]) is a village southeast of Col in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It also includes smaller clusters of the hamlets of Trševje, Sreboti, and Hrušica as well as a number of isolated farmsteads along the road from Col to Kalce.
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Map of 5273 Podkraj, Slovenia
The Ad Pirum archaeological site is located in the hamlet of Hrušica.
Churches
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. It was built in 1865 at the site of an older predecessor upon the plans by Matija Ozbič. A second church in the settlement belonging to the same parish is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. The ruins of a 15th-century church dedicated to Saint Gertrude lie in the hamlet of Hrušica. It was built on the site of a 12th-century predecessor.