Cerkno

Cerkno
Coat of arms of Cerkno
Cerkno is located in Slovenia
Cerkno
Cerkno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°07′40″N 13°59′15″E / 46.12778°N 13.98750°E / 46.12778; 13.98750
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityCerkno
Area
 • Total7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
331.9 m (1,088.9 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,425
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
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Cerkno (pronounced [ˈtsèːɾknɔ]; Italian: Circhina; German: Kirchheim) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] 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 center in the traditional Littoral region near Idrija. It is known for the Laufarija carnival, a spring festival with carved wooden masks;[3] for Franja Partisan Hospital (Partizanska bolnica Franja); for a Partisan hospital from World War II; and as a ski resort.[4]

  1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  2. ^ "Cerkno municipal site". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2004-08-14.
  3. ^ "Laufarija Society site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  4. ^ "Cerkno Ski Resort site". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

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