Ponikve, Sežana

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Ponikve
Ponikve is located in Slovenia
Ponikve
Ponikve
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°E / 45.7880389; 13.8633944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total
4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
351.2 m (1,152.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
116
[1]

Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkʋɛ]) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Ponikve is a plural form derived from the word ponikva 'influent stream' or 'sinkhole' (into which such a stream disappears). In its plural form it refers to a gently rolling landscape consisting of the basins of an influent stream. Like other villages named Ponikve and similar names (e.g., Ponikva), it refers to a local landscape element.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ponikve include:

  • Ciril Zlobec (1925–2018), poet, journalist, and politician

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Sežana municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 322.


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