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Municipality Of Cerknica
The Municipality of Cerknica (; ) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in the Karst Plateau, Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, 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. The best-known landmark of the municipality is Lake Cerknica, an intermittent lake and the largest lake in Slovenia, south of the town of Cerknica. Various watersports including windsurfing are popular on the lake. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Cerknica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Beč, Cerknica, Beč * Bečaje * Begunje pri Cerknici * Bezuljak * Bločice * Bloška Polica * Brezje, Cerknica, Brezje * Cajnarje * Čohovo * Dobec * Dolenja Vas, Cerknica, Dolenja Vas * Dolenje Jezero * Dolenje Otave * Gora, Cerknica, Gora * Gorenje Jezero * Gorenje Otave * Goričice * Grahovo, Cerknica, Grahovo * Hribljane * Hruškarje * Ivanje Selo * Jeršiče * Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begunje Pri Cerknici
Begunje pri Cerknici (; ''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 region of Slovenia. Name Begunje pri Cerknici was attested in written sources in 1260 as ''Vegvn'' (and in 1320 as ''Vegaun'', in 1321 as ''Vegowen'', in 1399 as ''Vygawn'', and in 1498 as ''Vigawn'').Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54. In the past the German name of the settlement was ''Wigaun''. The name of the settlement is derived from the personal name ''*Běgunъ'', probably as a clipped version of ''*Běgun'e (selo)'' 'Běgunъ's village' (i.e., a neuter singular form) that later shifted to a feminine plural form. In the local dialect the settlement is known as . History The settlement was recorded as a property of the Carthusian monastery in Bistra in 1262. Water m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorenje Otave
Gorenje Otave (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Gorenje Otave was attested as ''Sand Andre'' in 1499, in reference to Saint Andrew's Church in the village. The name ''Gorenje Otave'' literally means 'upper Otave', contrasting with the name of neighboring '' Dolenje Otave'' (literally, 'lower Otave'). The name is probably derived from the Slovene common noun ''otava'' 'second crop (of hay)', referring to a meadow or area where hay could be harvested twice during the summer. History An agricultural co-op building was built in Gorenje Otave in 1926, used by the villages to store farm equipment. During the Second World War, Italian forces shot 22 hostages in the village on 24 July 1942. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorenje Jezero
Gorenje Jezero (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.) is a village on the southern edge of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Gorenje Jezero'' means 'upper lake' and is a semantic contrast to the neighboring village of Dolenje Jezero (literally, 'lower lake'), which stands about lower in elevation. Like other villages named ''Jezero'', the name refers to a local landscape element—in this case, Lake Cerknica. Church The local church is in the southwest part of the settlement. It is dedicated to Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella, Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg pri Ložu. References External links *Gorenje Jezero on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gora, Cerknica
Gora () is a small settlement in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... References External links *Gora on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolenje Otave
Dolenje Otave (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a small village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Dolenje Otave'' literally means 'lower Otave', contrasting with the name of neighboring ''Gorenje Otave Gorenje Otave (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica ...'' (literally, 'upper Otave'). The name is probably derived from the Slovene common noun ''otava'' 'second crop (of hay)', referring to a meadow or area where hay could be harvested twice during the summer. References External links *Dolenje Otave on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolenje Jezero
Dolenje Jezero (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.) is a village on the northern edge of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Dolenje Jezero'' means 'lower lake' and is a semantic contrast to the neighboring village of Gorenje Jezero (literally, 'upper lake'), which stands about higher in elevation. Like other villages named ''Jezero'', the name refers to a local landscape element—in this case, Lake Cerknica. Church The local church in the southwest part of the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ... of Cerknica. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolenja Vas, Cerknica
Dolenja Vas (; , ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.) is a village southwest of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Dolenja vas'' literally means 'lower village'. ''Dolenja vas'' and names like it are quite common in Slovenia and other Slavic countries, and they indicate that the settlement lay at a lower elevation than nearby settlements. It lies about lower than neighboring Cerknica. The village was known as ''Niederdorf'' in German in the past. History Ancient settlement of the area is testified by the discovery of the remains of a Hallstatt- or Roman-era fortress on Tržišče Hill above the village. The site included a large cache of weapons. An Urnfield burial site was discovered on the southeast slope of the hill and was excavated in 1877. Southwest of this there was a second fortress, the embankments of which are well preserved. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobec
Dobec () is a small village in the hills north of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. History Dobec was first mentioned in 1262, and again in 1292, as a property belonging to the Carthusian monastery in Bistra.''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 394. In June 2005, part of the settlement ceded from Dobec and merged with the settlement of Pokojišče in the Municipality of Vrhnika. Mass graves Dobec is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. They are located northwest of the settlement in the Ravnik Valley. The Mihec Shaft Mass Grave () is also known as the Matjaž Shaft Mass Grave (). It is believed to have contained the remains of three locals that were murdered because of their opposition to the Yugoslav Partisan movement. The local villagers removed the remains before May 1991. The Vodišek Shaft Mass Grave () is deep, with its entrance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čohovo
Čohovo ( or or ) is a small settlement above Sveti Vid, Cerknica, Sveti Vid in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Čohovo is a clustered village on the southwest slope of Čoh Hill (''Čohov grič'', ), which is covered in needleleaf forest. It stands along the road from Osredek, Cerknica, Osredek to Ravne, Cerknica, Ravne. Beden Spring lies below the village toward the Iška River and was used in the past for as a water source for the village. Štembuh Spring, located near the wayside shrine in Čohovo, was outfitted with a trough for watering animals. References External links *Čohovo on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajnarje
Cajnarje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a village in the hills northeast of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church, built on a small hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ... of Sveti Vid. References External links *Cajnarje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brezje, Cerknica
Brezje () is a small village south of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Brezje was attested in written sources as ''Vrersa'' in 1275, ''Bresiach'' in 1422, ''Pirk'' in 1438, and ''Bresie'' in 1498, among other spellings. The name ''Brezje'' literally means 'birch woods', derived from the common noun ''breza'' 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia (e.g., '' Brezova, Brezovec, Brezovci''), it originally referred to the local vegetation. History A water main was installed in Brezje in 1911; prior to this, the villagers would drive their animals to Cerkniščica Creek northwest of the settlement to water them and would also transport water from the creek for household use. A sawmill jointly owned by several farmers operated on Cerkniščica Creek until 1950. Mass grave Brezje is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kovač Shaft Mass Grave ( or ''Grobišče Kovačev brezen'') is located southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
