Ponoviče

Ponoviče (pronounced [pɔnɔˈʋiːtʃɛ]; German: Ponowitsch[2]) is a settlement along the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola.[3][4] It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[5] The settlement includes the hamlets of Mačkovina and Smrekarica.[6]

Ponoviče
Ponoviče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′41.19″N 14°51′55″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Area
 • Total5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation
235.2 m (771.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total174
[1]

Castles
Ponoviče Castle

Knežija Castle (German: Graf(f)enweg)[2] formerly stood on the hill in Mačkovina.[7] It was first mentioned in written sources in 1469.[8]

A large 16th-century mansion with surrounding grounds, known as Ponoviče Castle (Slovene: Grad Ponoviče), stands on a small elevation above the banks of the Sava east of the settlement.[9]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.
  4. Stopar, Ivan. 2000. Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. 1, Gorenjska, vol. 5, Med Goričanami in Gamberkom. Ljubljana: Viharnik, p. 85.
  5. Municipality of Litija website
  6. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 276–277.
  7. Stopar, Ivan. 2000. Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji. 1, Gorenjska, vol. 5, Med Goričanami in Gamberkom. Ljubljana: Viharnik, p. 85.
  8. Gradovi v Sloveniji: Knežija (in Slovene)
  9. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8768


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