Ponikve, Sežana
Ponikve | |
|---|---|
  Ponikve Location in Slovenie | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°ECoordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Region | Slovenie Littoral |
| Municipality | Sežana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 351.2 m (1,152.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 116 |
| [1] | |
Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkvɛ]) is a veelage sooth o Štanjel in the Municipality o Sežana in the Littoral 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". Archived frae the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sežana municipal site". Archived frae the original on 11 Februar 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 322.
Freemit airtins
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