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Cerknica
Sign in to saveCerknica (; , ) is a town in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 4,131 (2024 census). It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerknica. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
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- Locality
- Cerknica
- Region
- Municipality of Cerknica
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 4,018
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Cerknica
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Cerknica skyline, St. John the Baptist's church, Gerbič house, Musical school, Kravanja House, Nativity of Mary church and Tabor
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Cerknica.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Cerknica.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Inner Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Littoral–Inner Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Cerknica
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.8
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cerknica
- Population
- 4018
- Area
- 14.8
- Elevation
- 558.8
- Official website
- www.cerknica.si
- Image
- Cerknica--cerkev.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cerknica
- postal code
- 1380
- female population
- 2000
- male population
- 2018
- native label
- Cerknica
- P12749
- Japanese Grand Prix
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Cerknica (; , ) is a town in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 4,131 (2024 census). It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerknica. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
==Name== Cerknica was first attested in written sources as Circhinitz in 1040 (and as Czirknicz in 1145, Cyrknitz in 1261, and Cirnizza in 1581). The name is derived from *Cerkvnica, a univerbation of *Cerkvna (vas) 'church village'. A church was established very early in Cerknica, probably already in the 9th century. The original structure was burned down in an Ottoman attack in 1472.
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