Podhom () is a settlement in the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In addition to the main settlement, it also consists of the hamlets of Spodnji Graben, Gabrce, Vintgar, and Vršce to the west.
Name The name Podhom is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case ending, from pod 'below' + Hom 'Hom Hill'. Hom Hill (834 m) stands north of Podhom.Hom Hill on Geopedia The name Podhom therefore literally means 'below Hom Hill'. Podhom was known as Buchheim in German in the past.Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 16.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Podhom include: (1864–1939), seismologist (1847–1903), teacher and editor
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External links
Podhom on Geopedia