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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude45.796389 degrees north 1 FAQs
When was Cerknica first mentioned?
First mentioned in 1040.
Cerknica was first mentioned in the year 1040.
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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)
View the Source2. 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).
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