Žabnica, Brezovica

Žabnica
Žabnica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′58.65″N 14°24′16.39″E / 45.9996250°N 14.4045528°ECoordinates: 45°59′58.65″N 14°24′16.39″E / 45.9996250°N 14.4045528°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Brezovica
Area
• Total	0.82 km^2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation	290.9 m (954.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	223
[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

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Brezovica municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 485.
4. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Žabnica. (Slovene)

External links

• Media related to Žabnica, Brezovica at Wikimedia Commons
• Žabnica on Geopedia