Cerkno

Cerkno
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Coastal land / Primorska
Statistical region	Goriška (Gorica)
Coordinates	46 ° 8 '  N , 14 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 7 '42 "  N , 13 ° 59' 30"  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	www.cerkno.si

Cerkno

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

The flute from the Divje babe I cave 

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

1. ^ The flute from Divje Babe , National Museum of Slovenia, 2005