Straža
Straža is a settlement on the Idrijca River southwest of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul and belongs to the Parish of Cerkno.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 121 residents
- Description: place in Littoral, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Straža, Cerkno” and “Želin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Divje Babe and Saint George Churh, Lazec.
Divje Babe
Cave
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Divje Babe is a karst cave and archaeological park overlooking the Idrijca River in northwestern Slovenia. It is noted for its Paleolithic remains, including the worked bone of cave bear known as the Divje Babe Flute, which has controversially been interpreted as a Neanderthal musical instrument. Divje Babe is situated 3 km northwest of Straža.
Saint George Churh, Lazec
Church
Photo: Andrejj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint George Churh, Lazec is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jagršče and Ravne pri Cerknem.
Jagršče
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jagršče is a settlement in the hills above the Idrijca Valley in the Municipality of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Ursula and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
Ravne pri Cerknem
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ravne pri Cerknem is a settlement west of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
Reka
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Reka is a settlement on the Idrijca River in the Municipality of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Cerkno.
Straža
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Cerkno, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.10176° or 46° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
13.94891° or 13° 56′ 56″ eastPopulation
121Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)Open location code
8FRM4W2X+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 567336807OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8987630Wikidata ID
Q2217824
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Straža” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Straža”
- Cebuano: “Straža”
- Croatian: “Straža”
- Dutch: “Straža”
- French: “Straža”
- Irish: “Straža”
- Italian: “Straza”
- Italian: “Straža”
- Macedonian: “Стража”
- Polish: “Straža (gmina Cerkno)”
- Polish: “Straža”
- Romanian: “Straža, Cerkno”
- Romanian: “Straža”
- Serbian: “Стража”
- Slovenian: “Straža, Cerkno”
- Slovenian: “Straža”
- Spanish: “Straža”
- Ukrainian: “Стража”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Straža”. Photo: Andrejj, CC BY-SA 4.0.