Ribnica, Pivka

Ribnica
Ribnica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°37′38.13″N 14°10′7.68″E / 45.6272583°N 14.1688000°E / 45.6272583; 14.1688000Coordinates: 45°37′38.13″N 14°10′7.68″E / 45.6272583°N 14.1688000°E / 45.6272583; 14.1688000
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Pivka
Area
  Total 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation 484.1 m (1,588.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 14
[1]

Ribnica (pronounced [ˈɾiːbnitsa]) is a small settlement on the right bank of the Reka River in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Ribnica was originally a hydronym derived from the common noun riba 'fish', thus referring to a stream with many fish and, by extension, a settlement along such a stream.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Pivka municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 354.


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