Podreča (pronounced [pɔˈdɾeːtʃa]; in older sources also Podreče,^[2] German: Podretsche^[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

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Podreča
Podreča Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′22.61″N 14°24′36.27″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Kranj
Area
• Total	3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	446
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Podreča was attested in written sources in 1334 as Patriarchsdorf, and in 1437 as de Patriarchali villa. The name is derived from *Podreča (vas) (literally, 'patriarch's village'); the first element is a possessive adjective from the noun podreka 'patriarch'. In the Middle Ages the village was a property of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, and so the name refers to historical ownership.^[4] A small rise near the settlement known as Abbot's Hill (Slovene: Opatji hrib) is also reminiscent of this ecclesiastical heritage.^[5]

In 1929 a monument was set up behind the church, marking the former site of the house where the Slovene poet and writer Simon Jenko (1835–1869) was born. There were formerly a sawmill and grain mill in the village, but these sites were flooded when the Sava River was dammed for the Medvode hydroelectric plant in 1953, raising the water level by 5 meters (16 ft).^[5]

The local church is dedicated to Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla.^[6] It dates from 1854 and was restored after the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake. The church contains an altar created by one of the Goetzls in 1874.^[5]

Notable people that were born or lived in Podreča include:

• Simon Jenko (1835–1869), poet and writer