Žabnica, Brezovica
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Žabnica | |
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| File:Žabnica Slovenia.jpg | |
Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′58.65″N 14°24′16.39″E / 45.9996250°N 14.4045528°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Brezovica |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290.9 m (954.4 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 397 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
Žabnica (pronounced [ˈʒaːbnitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the marshlands south of the capital Ljubljana. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola. It is included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Name
The name Žabnica is derived from the Slovene common noun žaba 'frog'. It primarily denotes a pond with frogs and, secondarily, a settlement next to such a pond.[3]
History
Žabnica was formerly a hamlet of Plešivica. It became an independent settlement in 1987.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Brezovica municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 485.
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Žabnica. (in Slovene)
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Žabnica at Wikimedia Commons
- Žabnica on Geopedia
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