The Cerkno Hills ( or ) is a transitional region between the Alpine and the Dinaric landscape, centered on

Cerkno Cerkno (; ; ) 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 but important local cultural ...

in northwestern

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 ...

. Several passes in this area connect the

Poljane Valley Poljane may refer to the following places: In Croatia: * Poljane, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Dragalić * Poljane, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Opatija In Kosovo: * Poljane, Istok, a settlement in the Municipality o ...

and the Selca Valley with the Idrijca Valley and the

Soča Valley Soča (, in Slovene language, Slovene) or Isonzo (, in Italian language, Italian; other names: ; ; or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy (). An Alps, Alpine river in character, its source lies in ...

. The highest peak is Porezen (). The landscape is geologically very diverse and one of the most interesting in Slovenia in this regard. Among the steep hills, numerous

ravine A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. Ravines may also be called a cleuch, dell, ...

s and

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

s have been carved out by the Cerknica River and its tributaries. The Cerkno Hills and the people who live there were presented in the 2011 documentary '' The Slope to the Home'' (), directed by Dušan Moravec and edited by Jurij Moškon.

References

External links

A map and virtual panoramas
Slovenia Landmarks. Boštjan Burger. Retrieved 16 May 2012. (Flash Player needed). *
Hills in the Slovene Littoral Municipality of Cerkno {{Slovenia-geo-stub