Ponikva () is one of the most populous settlements in the

Municipality of Šentjur The Municipality of Šentjur (), named Municipality of Šentjur pri Celju () until 2002, is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The town of Šentjur is the seat of the municipality. With an area of it is one of the larger municipalities in Slove ...

, eastern

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. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly compr ...

, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical

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Church

The local

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, built on the southeastern edge of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Diocese of Celje (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Celje in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from the Diocese of Maribor ...

. It was built between 1732 and 1737.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3276

References

External links

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Ponikva on GeopediaPonikva on Google Maps
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur {{ŠentjurpriCelju-geo-stub