Podgorica pri Podtaboru (, in older sources also Mala Podgorica, ) is a small settlement north of Šent Jurij in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Grosuplje municipal site
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Podgorica to Podgorica pri Podtaboru in 1953.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. The epithet pri Podtaboru 'near Podtabor' refers to Šent Jurij, which was named Podtabor from 1952 to 1992.Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
Cultural heritage A small roadside chapel-shrine in the village is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates to the early 20th century.
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External links
Podgorica pri Podtaboru on Geopedia