Ponikve, Sežana

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Ponikve
Ponikve is located in Slovenie
Ponikve
Ponikve
Location in Slovenie
Coordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°E / 45.7880389; 13.8633944Coordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°E / 45.7880389; 13.8633944
Kintra Slovenie
RegionSlovenie Littoral
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
351.2 m (1,152.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total116
[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]

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. "Sežana municipal site". Archived frae the original on 11 Februar 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 322.

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