Ponikve, Cerknica
Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°49′0.74″N 14°26′21.53″E / 45.8168722°N 14.4393139°E / 45.8168722; 14.4393139![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/25px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png)
(2020)
Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkʋɛ]) is a small settlement to the east of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola 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]
References
External links
Media related to Ponikve at Wikimedia Commons
- Ponikve on Geopedia
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Municipality of Cerknica
Administrative seat: Cerknica
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![Location of the Municipality of Cerknica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Karte_Cerknica_si.png/150px-Karte_Cerknica_si.png)
- Bločice Karst Field
- Cross Cave
- Lake Cerknica
- Mount Slivnica
- Rak Škocjan
- Šteberk Castle
- Weaver Cave