Podplanina
Podplanina | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 45°35′58.54″N 14°39′3.81″E / 45.5995944°N 14.6510583°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Loški Potok |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 612.4 m (2,009.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 31 |
Podplanina (pronounced [ˈpotːplanina]; in older sources also Planina, German: Alben, Gottschee German: Untrdaubə) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia. The source of the Čabranka River lies just west of the village. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It stands on terraces above the Čabranka River on steep slopes below Trava Peak (Slovene: Travljanski vrh). The settlement consists of a number of hamlets (Pri Kolarjih, Zdolenjci, Pri Kapelici, Hrib) and individual houses (Loka, Banija, Pri Kovačnici, Izvor/Obrh, Pri Drobniču). The core of the settlement is in the hamlet of Pri Kapelici.