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Cerknica

Southern Europe

Cerknica is a town in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, in the traditional area of Inner Carniola, and is the seat of the Municipality of Cerknica. It had 4,131 residents at the 2024 census. Its name comes from a Slavic root meaning church village, and the town's religious history includes three churches, among them a late Gothic parish church dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, built between 1480 and 1520. A church is believed to have stood in Cerknica as early as the ninth century, but it was burned down in an Ottoman attack in 1472. Cerknica has held a twin town relationship with Kispest, Hungary, since 2024.

Facts
Population
4018 1
Area (sq km)
14.8 1
Founding Year
1040 2
Founding Year
1040 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
559 1
Latitude
45.796389 degrees north 1
Longitude
14.358056 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When was Cerknica first mentioned?

First mentioned in 1040.

Cerknica was first mentioned in the year 1040.
Sources
1. Cerknica (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,018 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 45.796389, longitude 14.358056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 559 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 14.8 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4018 (2020)
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2. Cerknica (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1040
    Cerknica was first attested in written sources as Circhinitz in 1040 (and as Czirknicz in 1145, Cyrknitz in 1261, and Cirnizza in 1581).
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1040
    Cerknica was first attested in written sources as Circhinitz in 1040 (and as Czirknicz in 1145, Cyrknitz in 1261, and Cirnizza in 1581).
  • Source text, founding-year: 1040
    Cerknica was first attested in written sources as Circhinitz in 1040 (and as Czirknicz in 1145, Cyrknitz in 1261, and Cirnizza in 1581).
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Cerknica - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3202709
    45.79703 14.36263 P PPLA SI 13 4018 630 Europe/Ljubljana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 630 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 14.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 14.25
45.75 14.25 Cfb
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