Ponikve, Sežana

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

Ponikve
Ponikve
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E
Country Slovenia
RegionSlovenian Littoral
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
351.2 m (1,152.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total116
[1]

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
gollark: ↑ Tux1 after complaining about apioforms for the 189264124618726471th time and yet spreading the apiomemetics they represent
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gollark: ↑ Tux1 finding the slope of graphs
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gollark: Denied.

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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