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Poče
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityCerkno
Area
 • Total6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
652.6 m (2,141.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total82
[1]

Poče (pronounced [ˈpoːtʃɛ]) is a settlement in the hills north of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] The name of the settlement is derived from the word poč 'well', which is preserved in the Resian dialect.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Cerkno municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 312.