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Cerkno
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Cerkno

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Also known as Circhina

Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno.

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Place details

Locality
Trebenče
Region
Municipality of Cerkno
Country
Slovenija
Population
1,596
Timezone
Europe/Ljubljana

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34US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
PM10
8.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Cerkno
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Cerkno hdr2.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
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bottom
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Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Cerkno
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.5
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
1425
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Mass grave
  • Churches
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno.

Cerkno is a small but important local cultural center in the traditional Littoral region near Idrija. It is known for the Laufarija carnival, a spring festival with carved wooden masks; for Franja Partisan Hospital (Partizanska bolnica Franja); for a Partisan hospital from World War II; and as a ski resort.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cerkno” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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