Male Žablje () is a settlement on the right bank of the

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, south of

Vipavski Križ Vipavski Križ (; it, Santa Croce di Aidussina) is a settlement on a small hill in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. There is evidence of habitation on the hill in the pre-Roman period. The ...

, in the

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in the

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region of

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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.

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External links

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Male Žablje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina {{Ajdovščina-geo-stub