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 Goriska 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: Zelezniki 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.
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
Goriska Statistical Region
References
Other websites
Official website of the municipality
Laufarija Society site
Cerkno Ski Resort site
Municipality of Cerkno on Geopedia.si
Towns in Slovenia
1994 establishments in Slovenia