Podcerkev ( or , ) is a village west of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Loška Dolina municipal site
Name Podcerkev was attested in written sources as Podcirco in 1360 and as Podczirkg in 1468. The name is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost inflection, a compound of pod 'below' + cerkev 'church', thus meaning 'below the church'. The settlement lies about below the village church.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Podcerkev include: Matija Škerbec (1886–1963), Roman Catholic priest, political figure, and writer
References
External links
Podcerkev on Geopedia