Ponikve, Dobrepolje

Ponikve

Postcard of Ponikve
Ponikve

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°51′42.82″N 14°39′5.83″E / 45.8618944°N 14.6516194°E / 45.8618944; 14.6516194Coordinates: 45°51′42.82″N 14°39′5.83″E / 45.8618944°N 14.6516194°E / 45.8618944; 14.6516194
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrepolje
Area
 • Total 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation 463.1 m (1,519.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 409
[1]

Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkvɛ]; German: Ponique[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

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.[4] In the past the German name was Ponique.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Dobrepolje–Videm. It is a Gothic building that was heavily rebuilt in the 18th century.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  3. ↑ Dobrepolje municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 322.
  5. ↑ "EŠD 1757". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


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