Podpleče | |
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 The hamlet of Dolenc in Podpleče | |
  Podpleče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°7′37.48″N14°1′46.08″E / 46.1270778°N 14.0294667°E /46.1270778; 14.0294667 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Cerkno |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 723.5 m (2,374 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
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Podpleče (pronounced[pɔtˈplɛːtʃɛ];German:Podpletscham[2]) is adispersed settlement in the hills east ofCerkno in the traditionalLittoral region ofSlovenia.[3]
Podpleče is a scattered hill settlement on the eastern edge of the Cerkno region, where the terrain descends towardŠkofja Loka below a ridge dividing the watersheds of theSora andIdrijca river basins. It includes the hamlets and isolated farmsteads of Joškovec, Kumar, Tomažek, Dolenc, Kolinc, Peter, Novine, Jeram, Na Brdu, and Mlakar. Podpleče is connected by a road from Cerkno throughPlanina pri Cerknem that continues east through the Kopačnica Valley toHotavlje. Nearby elevations include Škofje Hill (974 meters or 3,196 feet) to the north and Vrhovec Hill (Slovene:Vrhovčev grič; 1,048 meters or 3,438 feet) to the south. The slopes of the hills are wooded, with hayfields and small tilled fields scattered among them.[4]
Above the farm at Jerman is a hill known asVrata (literally, 'door'; 831 meters or 2,726 feet). It has been hypothesized that this name refers to a passage through the Romanlimes, built before AD 430. The existence of a former wall is also suggested by stone that was apparently brought to the site as well as the adjacent microtoponymZa zidom (literally, 'behind the wall') in the neighboring village ofPodlanišče.[5]
In the Middle Ages, Podpleče was part of the territory of theBishopric of Freising. During the interwar period, the village was in Italian territory, west of theRapallo border. During the Second World War, one house in the village was destroyed in a German air raid. A former copper mine in the area closed in 1943. A dairy processing center also operated in the village but was shut down after the Second World War.[4]
Registered cultural heritage in Podpleče includes the following:
Media related toPodpleče at Wikimedia Commons| Settlements | Administrative seat:Cerkno
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