Labinje () is a
village
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northeast of
Cerkno
Cerkno (; it, Circhina; ger, Kirchheim) 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 ...
in the traditional
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
The local church is dedicated to the
Holy Spirit and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of Cerkno. It was built in 1723 by the builder Matija Maček (c. 1657–1737) from the
Poljane Valley.
References
External links
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Labinje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Cerkno
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