Male Žablje

Male Žablje
Male Žablje in the front and Vipavski Križ in the back
Male Žablje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′35.53″N 13°51′29.26″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	1.15 km^2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation	109.7 m (359.9 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	337
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)
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Male Žablje (pronounced [ˈmaːlɛ ˈʒaːbljɛ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Vipava River, south of Vipavski Križ, in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

The name Male Žablje literally means 'little Žablje', contrasting with neighboring Velike Žablje (literally, 'big Žablje'). Like related toponyms (e.g., Žabnica, Žabče, and Žablje), the name is derived from the Slovene common noun žaba 'frog', referring to a settlement near a wetland where frogs live.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ajdovščina municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 485.

External links

• Media related to Male Žablje at Wikimedia Commons
• Male Žablje on Geopedia