Cerkno

Cerkno (, ) is a small Slovenian town that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Cerkno (). It is an economic and cultural centre of the Cerkno Hills () region.

The municipality of Cerkno was established on 10 March 1994. Its administrative centre is the town of Cerkno and is well known for its ski resort.

Geography
The municipality of Cerkno is in western Slovenia and is part of the Goriška statistical region. The town of Cerkno is at an altitude of ,

The municipality has an area , and a population, in 2017, of 4,602: 2,352 men and 2,250 women. Its population density is of  inhabitants/km2.

The municipality of Cerkno is surrounded by the following municipalities: Železniki to the northeast, Gorenja vas-Poljanej to the east, Idrija to the south, Tolmin to the west and northwest.

The main river in the municipality is the Idrijca river. The Cerknica is a small river, tributary of the Idrijca, that flows through the town of Cerkno.

History
Historically, the Cerkno Hills region was part of the Tolmin County. In the 16th century, the area came under the rule of the House of Habsburg. After the end of World War I, the area was occupied by the Italian Army, and then officially annexed to Italy in 1920.

Settlements
There are 30 settlements () in the municipality; the main is Cerkno, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.

 Code   Settlement  Population(2017) 014001  Bukovo  176 014002  Cerkljanski Vrh  57 014003  Cerkno  1493 014004  Čeplez  75 014005  Dolenji Novaki  208 014006  Gorenji Novaki  235 014007  Gorje  79 014008  Jagršče  23 014009  Jazne  112 014010  Jesenica  74 014011  Labinje  89 014012  Lazec  120 014013  Orehek  68 014014  Otalež  133 014015  Planina pri Cerknem  130

 Code   Settlement  Population(2017) 014016  Plužnje  110 014017  Poče  90 014018  Podlanišče  152 014019  Podpleče  18 014020  Police  21 014021  Poljane  70 014022  Ravne pri Cerknem  159 014023  Reka  76 014024  Straža  120 014025  Šebrelje  288 014026  Trebenče  89 014027  Zakojca  47 014028  Zakriž  188 014029  Laznica  40 014030  Travnik  62

Tourism
Cerkno is well known for the Laufarija carnival, a festival during spring with carved wooden masks, and also by the Franja Partisan Hospital (), a hospital from World War II, that is to northeast of the town of Cerkno and to the west of Dolenji Novaki.

Related pages
 Slovenian Littoral
 Goriška Statistical Region

References

Other websites

 Official website of the municipality 
 Laufarija Society site 
 Cerkno Ski Resort site 
  Municipality of Cerkno on Geopedia.si 

Category:Towns in Slovenia
Category:1994 establishments in Slovenia