Plešivica, Sežana
Plešivica | |
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Plešivica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′40.81″N 13°54′46.06″E / 45.6946694°N 13.9127944°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Sežana |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400.9 m (1,315 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 51 |
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Plešivica (pronounced [plɛˈʃiːʋitsa]; Italian: Plessiva) is a small village west of Povir in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
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.[3] 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
- ^ Sežana municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 310–311.
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