Cerkno
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Basic data | |||
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Country | Slovenia | ||
Historic region | Coastal land / Primorska | ||
Statistical region | Goriška (Gorica) | ||
Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ' N , 14 ° 0' E | ||
height | 331.9 m. i. J. | ||
surface | 131.6 km² | ||
Residents | 4,988 (2008) | ||
Population density | 38 inhabitants per km² | ||
Post Code | 5282 | ||
License Plate | GO | ||
Structure and administration | |||
Mayor : | Jurij Kavčič | ||
Website |
Cerkno ( Italian : Circhina ; German : Kirchheim ) is a small town and municipality in the Goriška region in Slovenia .
Location and inhabitants
4,988 people live in the total community, which consists of 30 villages and hamlets. The main town of Cerkno alone has 1680 inhabitants. The municipality is located west of the capital Ljubljana .
Districts
- Bukovo , (German: "Buchheim bei Kirchheim")
- Cerkljanski Vrh , (German: "Werch bei Kirchheim")
- Cerkno , (German: "Kirchheim")
- Čeplez , (German: "Zepelsberg")
- Dolenji Novaki , (German: "Under Saint Thomas")
- Gorenji Novaki , (German: "Ober Sankt Thomas")
- Gorje , (German: "Goriach")
- Jagršče , (German: "Jagersdorf")
- Jazne , (German: "Jaßnach")
- Jesenica , (German: "Jessenitz")
- Labinje , (German: "Labin")
- Lazec , (German: "Lasitz near Kirchheim")
- Laznica , (German: "Lasnitza")
- Orehek , (German: "Nussberg")
- Otalež , (German: "Ottalesch")
- Planina pri Cerknem , (German: "Planiach")
- Plužnje , (German: "Pluschnach")
- Podlanišče , (German: "Podlan")
- Podpleče , (German: "Podpletsche")
- Poče , (German: "Potschach bei Kirchheim")
- Police , (German: "Politz")
- Poljane , (German: "Pölland near Kirchheim")
- Ravne pri Cerknem , (German: "Raunach")
- Reka , (German: "Rackaun")
- Straža , (German: "Thurn bei Kirchheim")
- Šebrelje , (German: "Schebrell")
- Travnik , (German: "Traunig")
- Trebenče , (German: "Trebentsch")
- Zakojca , (German: "Sakoitz")
- Zakriž (German: "Sackersheim")
history
A 55,000-year-old Neanderthal flute was discovered at the archaeological site of Divje babe . The musical instrument found in a karst cave is the oldest of its kind in Europe.
The Franja partisan hospital is located northeast of Cerkno . This served the partisans as a hospital during World War II and was never discovered by the Germans.
Personalities
- France Bevk , writer (1890-1970)
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Slovenian)
- Information about Cerkno
swell
- ^ The flute from Divje Babe , National Museum of Slovenia, 2005