Pivka

Pivka

Šent Peter na Krasu (until 1952)
Pivka Šent Peter na Krasu (until 1952)
	Coat of arms
	Pivka Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°41′N 14°12′E / 45.683°N 14.200°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Pivka
Elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,059

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]

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

Pivka Šent Peter na Krasu (until 1952)

Coat of arms
Pivka Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′N 14°12′E / 45.683°N 14.200°E / 45.683; 14.200
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Pivka
Elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,059
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