Podgrad (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɾáːt, ˈpɔ̀ːdɡɾat]) is a settlement east of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.

[2] Podgrad lies on the right bank of the Ljubljanica River at the entrance into the Besnica Valley.

The name Podgrad (literally, 'below the castle') is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case inflection.

The Arbo company was created from the plant in 1953, and the dye operations were then transferred to Celje.

[4] Osterberg Castle was built circa 1015 by the Counts of Scharffenberg, lesser nobles subject to the Spanheims.