Podšteberk
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SloveniaPodšteberk | |
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  Podšteberk Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′54″N 14°26′39″E / 45.74833°N 14.44417°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Cerknica |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
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Podšteberk (pronounced [pɔtˈʃteːbɛɾk], in older sources Stegbrg,[2] German: Stegberg[3][4]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lipsenj.[5] The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.[6]
Podšteberk lies in a valley east of the village center of Lipsenj. Štebrščica Creek (named Lipsenjščica Creek further downstream) has its source below Podšteberk at Obrh Springs, a pair of gushing springs. Water flows from both of them during periods of heavy rain, and otherwise only from the lower spring.[5]
Name
The name Podšteberk is a fused prepositional phrase: pod 'below' + Šteberk, referring to Šteberk Castle (German: Stegberg) above the village.[7]
