Pivka

Pivka
Šent Peter na Krasu (until 1952)
Coat of arms of Pivka
Pivka is located in Slovenia
Pivka
Pivka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′N 14°12′E / 45.683°N 14.200°E / 45.683; 14.200
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPivka
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total2,059
[1]

Pivka (pronounced [ˈpiːu̯ka], German: St. Peter,[2] Italian: San Pietro del Carso) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.[3]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 138.
  3. ^ Pivka municipal site