The Municipality of Cerknica (; sl, Občina Cerknica) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the
Karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, Dolomite (rock), dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathe ...
region of southwestern
Slovenia
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, with a population of 11,350 in 2012. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Cerknica. It belongs to the traditional region of
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
.
Cerknica municipal site
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The best-known landmark of the municipality is Lake Cerknica, an intermittent lake and the largest lake
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in Slovenia, south of the town of Cerknica. Various watersports including windsurfing
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are popular on the lake.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Cerknica, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Beč
* Bečaje
* Begunje pri Cerknici
Begunje pri Cerknici (; german: Wigaun''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.) is a settlement north of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola re ...
* Bezuljak
* Bločice
* Bloška Polica
* Brezje
* Cajnarje
* Čohovo
* Dobec
* Dolenja Vas
* Dolenje Jezero
* Dolenje Otave
* Gora
* Gorenje Jezero
* Gorenje Otave
* Goričice
* Grahovo
* Hribljane
* Hruškarje
* Ivanje Selo
* Jeršiče
* Korošče
* Koščake
* Kožljek
* Kranjče
* Kremenca
* Krušče
* Kržišče
* Laze pri Gorenjem Jezeru
* Lešnjake
* Lipsenj
* Mahneti
* Martinjak
* Milava
* Osredek
* Otok
* Otonica
* Pikovnik
* Pirmane
* Podskrajnik
* Podslivnica
* Ponikve
* Rakek
Rakek (; it, Recchio"Primorske novice: Jezikovne perverznosti." 1923. ''Slovenec'' 51 (108) (15 May): 3.Versari, Quinto. 1968. ''Sulle sponde del Cerniski''. Milan: Gastaldi, p. 16.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Ca ...
* Rakov Škocjan
* Ravne
* Reparje
* Rudolfovo
* Selšček
* Slivice
* Slugovo
* Stražišče
* Ščurkovo
* Štrukljeva Vas
* Sveti Vid
* Tavžlje
* Topol pri Begunjah
Topol pri Begunjah () is a village east of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Topol'' to ''Topol pri Begunjah'' in 1953.
Church
The local church i ...
* Unec
* Zahrib
* Zala
* Zelše
Zelše (; in older sources also ''Želše'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122. german: Selsach) is a village along the road linking ...
* Žerovnica
* Zibovnik
* Župeno
References
External links
*
Municipality of Cerknica on GeopediaOfficial site of the municipality
{{Authority control
Cerknica
1994 establishments in Slovenia