In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (Croatian: Spisi o gradnji cesta u Gorskom Kotaru i Lici), today with signature HR-ZaNSKR 6424. A 21 folio manuscript dated 1872 titled Darstellung der Entstehung des Baues ... der Luisenstrasse together with a translation by I. Mikloušić is kept as HR-ZaNSKR 4572.[3]:223
On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Podstena, blocking traffic to and from it.[4][5]
Sports
The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012,[6] sometimes goes through Podstena, such as in the third leg for 2023.[7]
