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Ribnica
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPivka
Area
 • Total3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation
484.1 m (1,588.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total14
[1]

Ribnica (pronounced [ˈɾiːbnitsa]) is a small settlement on the right bank of the Reka River in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Ribnica was originally a hydronym derived from the common noun riba 'fish', thus referring to a stream with many fish and, by extension, a settlement along such a stream.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Pivka municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 354.