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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.

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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
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Cerknica
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.21
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
176
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Country
Slovenia
Population
176
Area
5.21
Elevation
561.8
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Zerovnica Slovenia.JPG
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Commons category
Žerovnica
female population
87
male population
89
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Church
  • Cultural heritage
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Žerovnica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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