Plešivica, Ljutomer
Plešivica | |
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Plešivica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′4.01″N 16°11′11.7″E / 46.4844472°N 16.186583°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Ljutomer |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 323.6 m (1,062 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 86 |
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Plešivica (pronounced [plɛˈʃiːʋitsa], in older sources also Plešivec,[2] German: Pleschivetz[2]) is a small settlement in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]
Name
The name Plješivica is common for mountains and hills with meadows on top, derived from the adjective plešiv 'bare, treeless'. The toponym can be either a proper noun or an appellative.[4] In addition to other places and features named Plešivica, related Slavic geographical names include Pleševica, Plišivica, Plješevica, Plješivica, and Pljišivica.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 230.
- ^ Ljutomer municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 310–311.
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