Podstena  | |
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Village  | |
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| Country | |
| Area | |
 • Total  | 0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2) | 
| Population  (2021) [2]   | |
 • Total  | 11 | 
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
Podstena is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway.
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-Za NSK R 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-Za NSK R 4572. [3] : 223
On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Podstena, blocking traffic to and from it. [4] [5]
The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012, [6] sometimes goes through Podstena, such as in the third leg for 2023. [7]
45°25′15″N14°54′20″E / 45.4208°N 14.9056°E