Plešivica, Sežana

Plešivica
Plešivica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′40.81″N 13°54′46.06″E / 45.6946694°N 13.9127944°E / 45.6946694; 13.9127944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total
0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
400.9 m (1,315 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
51
[1]

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

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Sežana municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 310–311.