Cerknica

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slivnica.

Peak
Photo: Yerpo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak in the Dinaric Alps in Slovenia, southeast of Cerknica 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 Cerknica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dolenja vas and Dolenje Jezero.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a southwest of Cerknica in the region of .

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a on the northern edge of in the in the region of .

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small south of in the in the region of .

Cerknica

Latitude
45.79366° or 45° 47′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.36188° or 14° 21′ 43″ east
Population
3,900
Elevation
630 metres (2,067 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SI CKC
Open location code
8FQPQ9V6+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 87279980
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3202709
Wiki­data ID
Q15860
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Satellite Map

Discover Cerknica from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Cerknica” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Cerknica”
  • Arabic: “تسركنيتسا”
  • Asturian: “Cerknica”
  • Bosnian: “Cerknica”
  • Catalan: “Cerknica”
  • Cebuano: “Cerknica (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Cerknica”
  • Chechen: “Церкниця”
  • Chinese: “采爾克尼察”
  • Croatian: “Cerknica”
  • Czech: “Cerknica”
  • Dutch: “Cerknica”
  • French: “Cerknica”
  • German: “Cerknica”
  • German: “Circonio”
  • German: “Zirknitz”
  • Hungarian: “Cerknica”
  • Italian: “Circonio”
  • Japanese: “ツェルクニツァ”
  • Korean: “체르크니차”
  • Latin: “Circovium”
  • Lithuanian: “Cerknica”
  • Macedonian: “Церкница”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cerknica i Slovenia”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cerknica”
  • Persian: “تسرکنیتسا”
  • Polish: “Cerknica”
  • Portuguese: “Cerknica”
  • Romanian: “Cerknica”
  • Russian: “Церкница”
  • Serbian: “Општина Церкница”
  • Serbian: “Церкница”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cerknica”
  • Slovak: “Cerknica”
  • Slovenian: “Cerknica”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Cerknica”
  • Spanish: “Cerknica”
  • Swedish: “Cerknica”
  • Tatar: “Серкнитса”
  • Tatar: “Церкниця”
  • Thai: “เซร์กนิตซา”
  • Ukrainian: “Церкниця”
  • Urdu: “تسیرکنیتسا”
  • Vietnamese: “Cerknica”

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