Ponova Vas (pronounced [pɔˈnɔːʋa ˈʋaːs] or [pɔˈnoːʋa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Ponova vas, German: Pöndorf[2]) is a village southwest of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The Municipality of Grosuplje is included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Čemetija, Benat, and Kobiljek.[4]

Ponova Vas
Ponova Vas Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′23.11″N 14°37′53.51″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Grosuplje
Area
• Total	3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Elevation	333.4 m (1,093.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	441
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Name

Ponova Vas was attested in written sources in 1436 as Penndorff (and as Ponoua vaſs in 1686, Pondorff in 1688, and Panoua vaſs in 1720).[5][6] In the past the German name was Pöndorf.[2] In the local dialect, the name is pronounced Panova vas. The morphology of the name indicates that it is a possessive form of a personal name, perhaps Old High German Pono or Bono, thus meaning 'Pono's village' or 'Bono's village'. Derivations from *(Žu)panova vьsь 'mayor's village' and from the Italian personal name Beno have been rejected for accentual reasons.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ponova Vas include:

• Josip Perme (1874–1940), mayor of Šent Jurij and discoverer of Mayor Cave (Slovene: Županova jama) in Cerovo[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Ponova Vas at Wikimedia Commons
• Ponova Vas on Geopedia

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