Ponikva

Ponikva
Ponikva Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′27.07″N 15°26′52.89″E / 46.2575194°N 15.4480250°ECoordinates: 46°15′27.07″N 15°26′52.89″E / 46.2575194°N 15.4480250°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Šentjur
Area
• Total	1.94 km^2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	479
[1]

Ponikva is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The Slovene bishop, author, and poet Anton Martin Slomšek was born in the hamlet of Slom south of the settlement.^[2]

The local parish church, built on the southeastern edge of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1732 and 1737.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Šentjur municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3276

External links

• Media related to Ponikva at Wikimedia Commons
• Ponikva at Geopedia.si
• Ponikva on Google Maps