Ponikve, Cerknica
Ponikve | |
|---|---|
  Ponikve Location in Slovenie | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′0.74″N 14°26′21.53″E / 45.8168722°N 14.4393139°ECoordinates: 45°49′0.74″N 14°26′21.53″E / 45.8168722°N 14.4393139°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Tradeetional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Inner Carniola–Karst |
| Municipality | Cerknica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 656.4 m (2,153.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 28 |
| [1] | |
Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkvɛ]) is a smaw dounset tae the east o Begunje in the Municipality o Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region o Slovenie.[2]
Name
[eedit | eedit soorce]The name Ponikve is a plural shape derivit frae the wird ponikva 'influent stream' or 'sinkhole' (intae which such a stream disappears). In its plural shape it refers tae a gently rollin landscape consistin o the basins o a influent stream. Like ither veelages namit Ponikve an similar names (e.g., Ponikva), it refers tae a local landscape element.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Cerknica municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 322.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Ponikve on Geopedia Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
