| Official Name: | Podgorica pri Črnučah |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ljubljana |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.0964°N 14.5851°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 286 |
Podgorica pri Črnučah (pronounced as /sl/; de|Podgoritz[2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.[1] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Podgorica pri Črnučah is a sprawling settlement with a clustered core along the old road from Šentjakob ob Savi to Domžale nestled against the southeast slope of Podgorica Hill (sl|Podgoriški hrib, also Slovenian: Podgarški hrib, 375 m), which further transitions to Soteska Hill (sl|Soteški hrib, 406 m).[1] [4] Fields lie northeast and southeast of the village, and the soil is sandy and fertile.[1]
Podgorica pri Črnučah literally means 'Podgorica near Črnuče'; the name Podgorica is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, composed of pod 'under' + gorica 'hill'. Like similar names (e.g., Podgorje), this describes the physical location of the settlement.[5] In the local dialect, the settlement is known as Podgarca.[1] Podgorica was renamed Podgorica pri Črnučah in 1953 to distinguish it from other settlements with the same name.[6] The settlement was known as Podgoritz in German in the past.[2]
Podgorica pri Črnučah was mentioned in written sources in 1300.[1] [4] During the Second World War, seven people burned to death on August 9, 1944, when German forces attacked a house containing a Partisan checkpoint. A nuclear reactor operated by the Jožef Stefan Institute was built east of the village in 1965.[1] Podgorica pri Črnučah was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1984, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6]