Plešivica () is a settlement west of
Notranje Gorice in the
Municipality of Brezovica
The Municipality of Brezovica () is a municipality in central Slovenia, just south of its capital Ljubljana. It has approximately 9,300 inhabitants. Its administrative centre is the settlement of Brezovica pri Ljubljani. It is the central munici ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The municipality is part of the traditional region of
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...
and is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
Name
Plešivica was first attested in written sources in 1414 as ''Plesowicz'' and ''Plysowicz'' (and as ''Plisowicz'' in 1418 and ''Plessibicz'' in 1437). The name is derived from the Slovene adjective ''plešiv'' 'bare, without trees' and originally referred to a bare hill without tree cover.
History
Plešivica formerly included the hamlets of
Podplešivica and
Žabnica. Both of them became independent settlements in 1987.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Žabnica.
References
External links
Plešivica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brezovica
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