Municipality of Cerknica

The Municipality of Cerknica is a municipality in the Karst region of southwestern , with a population of 11,350 in 2012. The seat of the municipality is the town of .
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  • Type: municipality of Slovenia with 11,200 residents
  • Description: municipality of Slovenia
  • Also known as: Opština Cerknica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slivnica.

Peak
is a peak in the Dinaric Alps in Slovenia, southeast of on the edge of the plain defined by . Its southern and western slopes are covered in deciduous and pine forests, which also obstruct the view from the highest peak, Big . is situated 3½ km east of Municipality of Cerknica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cerknica and Rakek.

Town
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
is a town in the Karst region of southwestern , with a population of 4,018. It is the seat of the Municipality of . It belongs to the traditional region of .

Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the region of . is situated 4 km west of Municipality of Cerknica.

Village
is a settlement north of in the region of .

Municipality of Cerknica

Latitude
45.8° or 45° 48′ north
Longitude
14.3667° or 14° 22′ east
Population
11,200
Elevation
567 metres (1,860 feet)
Open location code
8FQPR928+2M
Geo­Names ID
3202707
Wiki­data ID
Q13107298
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Municipality of Cerknica” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بلدية تسركنيتسا
  • Bengali: সের্কনিকা পৌরসভা
  • Catalan: Municipi de Cerknica
  • Cebuano: Cerknica (munisipyo)
  • Cebuano: Cerknica
  • Chechen: Церкниця (община)
  • Chechen: Церкниця
  • Chinese: Cerknica Kong-siā
  • Chinese: 采爾克尼察市鎮
  • Croatian: Općina Cerknica
  • Czech: Občina Cerknica
  • Danish: Cerknica
  • Dutch: Cerknica
  • Esperanto: Občina Cerknica
  • Finnish: Cerknican kunta
  • French: Cerknica
  • German: Gemeinde Cerknica
  • Greek: Κερκνίκα
  • Gujarati: સેર્નિકા મ્યુનિસિપાલિટી
  • Hindi: चेर्कनिका नगरपालिका
  • Hungarian: Cerknica község
  • Indonesian: Kotamadya Cerknica
  • Indonesian: Munisipalitas Cerknica
  • Italian: Circonio
  • Italian: Comune di Circonio
  • Japanese: ツェルクニツァ
  • Kannada: ಸೆರ್ಕ್ನಿಕ ಪುರಸಭೆ
  • Korean: 체르크니차 지방 자치제
  • Latin: Municipium Circovii
  • Latvian: Cerknicas pašvaldība
  • Lithuanian: Cerknicos savivaldybė
  • Lombard: Circoni
  • Macedonian: Општина Церкница
  • Malay: Cerknica Municipality
  • Marathi: सेरेक्नाका म्युन्सिपाल्टी
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cerknica Kong-siā
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cerknica kommune
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cerknica kommune
  • Polish: Gmina Cerknica
  • Portuguese: Município de Cerknica
  • Romanian: Comuna Cerknica
  • Russian: Церкница
  • Scots: Municipality o Cerknica
  • Serbian: Општина Церкница
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cerknica
  • Sinhala: සර්නිකා නගර සභාව
  • Slovenian: Občina Cerknica
  • Spanish: Cerknica
  • Spanish: Municipalidad del Cerknica
  • Swedish: Cerknica kommun
  • Tamil: சேர்க்கினிக்கா நகராட்சி
  • Tatar: Церкниця (община)
  • Tatar: Церкниця
  • Telugu: సెర్క్‌నికా పురపాలక సంస్థ
  • Telugu: సెర్క్‌నికా మున్సిపాలిటీ
  • Thai: เทศบาลเซร์กนิตซา
  • Turkish: Cerknica
  • Ukrainian: Муніципалітет Церкниця
  • Ukrainian: Церкниця (община)
  • Ukrainian: Церкниця
  • Urdu: بلدیہ تسیرکنیتسا
  • Urdu: میونسپلٹی تسیرکنیتسا
  • Venetian: Circonio
  • Vietnamese: Đô thị tự trị Cerknica
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Cerknica

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