Ponoviče

Ponoviče
Ponoviče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′41.19″N 14°51′55″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	5.07 km^2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation	235.2 m (771.7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	174
[1]

Ponoviče (pronounced [pɔnɔˈʋiːtʃɛ]; German: Ponowitsch^[2]) is a settlement along the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola.^[3][4] It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[5] The settlement includes the hamlets of Mačkovina and Smrekarica.^[6]

Name

Ponoviče was attested in historical documents as Penobitsch in 1483 and Panabitsch in 1486.^[7]

Castles

Ponoviče Castle

Knežija Castle (German: Graf(f)enweg)^[2] formerly stood on the hill above Mačkovina.^[4] It was first mentioned in written sources in 1469.^[8]

A large 16th-century mansion with surrounding grounds, known as Ponoviče Castle (Slovene: Grad Ponoviče), stands on a small elevation above the banks of the Sava east of the settlement.^[9]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.
3. "Habsburg Empire (1869-1887) - Third Military Survey (1:25000) | Arcanum Maps".
4. Stopar, Ivan. 2000. Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. 1, Gorenjska, vol. 5, Med Goričanami in Gamberkom. Ljubljana: Viharnik, p. 85.
5. Municipality of Litija website
6. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 276–277.
7. "Ponoviče". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
8. Gradovi v Sloveniji: Knežija (in Slovene)
9. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8768

External links

• Media related to Ponoviče at Wikimedia Commons
• Ponoviče on Geopedia