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.- 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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jagršče and Ravne pri Cerknem.
Jagršče
Hamlet
Ravne pri Cerknem
Village
Reka
Village
Straža
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Cerkno, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.10176° or 46° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
13.94891° or 13° 56′ 56″ east
Population
121
Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)
Open location code
8FRM4W2X+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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