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Žerovnica

Žerovnica (; in older sources also Žirovnica, ) is a village on the eastern shores of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Place details

Locality: Žerovnica
Region: Municipality of Cerknica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 202

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Žerovnica
Settlement.image_skyline: Zerovnica Slovenia.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Inner Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Littoral–Inner Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3

Wikidata facts

Country: Slovenia
Located in: Municipality of Cerknica
Population: +176
Area: +5.21
Elevation: +561.8
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Zerovnica Slovenia.JPG

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Žerovnica (; in older sources also Žirovnica, ) is a village on the eastern shores of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

==Church== thumbnail|left|Conversion of Paul Church The local church in the village is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul and belongs to the Parish of Grahovo. The church stands on the southwest edge of the village. It has a rectangular nave, a polygonal chancel walled on three sides, and a bell tower with a Baroque roof. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1497 and was remodeled in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century. The interior furnishings dates from the 19th and 20th centuries.