Ponikve, Sežana

45°47′16.94″N 13°51′48.22″E / 45.7880389°N 13.8633944°E / 45.7880389; 13.8633944Country SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionCoastal–KarstMunicipalitySežanaArea • Total4.57 km² (1.76 sq mi)Elevation351.2 m (1,152.2 ft)Population • Total116^[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

External links

• Media related to Ponikve at Wikimedia Commons
• Ponikve on Geopedia