Cerkno
Sign in to saveCerkno (; ; ) 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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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Cerkno
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Cerkno hdr2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- municipality of Cerkno
- Population
- +1425
- Area
- +7.5
- Elevation
- +322
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- municipality of Cerkno
- Official website
- www.cerkno.si
- Image
- Cerkno hdr2.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Mass grave
- Churches
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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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.