Podsreda

Place in Styria, Slovenia

46°2′22.5″N 15°35′23.35″E / 46.039583°N 15.5898194°E / 46.039583; 15.5898194Country

SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionSavinjaMunicipalityKozjeArea

• Total9.24 km² (3.57 sq mi)Elevation

245.5 m (805.4 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total206^[1]

Podsreda (pronounced [pɔˈtsɾeːda]; German: Hörberg) is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. It is located near the Croatian border, in the traditional region of Styria. It is known for its market, which takes place every Sunday, and for Podsreda Castle, located above the village itself.^[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1802 and 1810.^[3]

Podsreda Castle is a castle south of the main settlement. It dates to around 1150 and is probably the best-preserved example of secular Romanesque architecture in Slovenia. It features a typical 12th-century defensive tower (keep), a Romanesque chapel, and two wings from about the same period. The orderly, rectangular plan is also typical of the late Romanesque period.^[4]

People

Marija Javeršek (1864–1918), the mother of the Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito, was from Podsreda. Tito spent part of his childhood in Podsreda with his maternal grandparents.^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Kozje municipal site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3258
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 549
^ "Guided tours | Kozjanski park". kozjanski-park.si.