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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