Cerkno
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| Coordinates: 46°8′23″N 13°58′16″E / 46.13972°N 13.97111°ECoordinates: 46°8′23″N 13°58′16″E / 46.13972°N 13.97111°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miran Ciglič |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.6 km2 (50.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)1 | |
| • Total | 5,040 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Website | www.cerkno.si |
Cerkno (Italian: Circhina, German: Kirchheim) is a small town and a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.2 It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. The municipality has around 5,000 people.
Cerkno is a small but important local cultural center in the Goriška Region near Idrija. It is known for the Laufarija carnival, a spring festival with carved wooden masks;3 for the Franja Partisan Hospital (Partizanska bolnica Franja), a partisan hospital from World War II; and as a ski resort.4
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Churches
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. The church consist of a rectangular presbytery, a wide rectangular nave, and a belfry north of the front wall. The church dates from 1714 and is attributed to the architect Gregor Maček (1682–1745).5 A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.6
History
Historically, the Cerkno Hills belonged to Tolmin County. In the 16th century, the area came under Habsburg rule, and was included in the County of Gorizia and Gradisca. After the end of World War I, the area was occupied by the Italian Army, and then officially annexed to Italy in 1920. Between 1920 and 1943, it was part of the administrative region known as the Julian March. After the Italian armistice in September 1943, Cerkno was liberated by the Yugoslav Partisans and became one of the most important centres of Partisan resistance in the Slovenian Littoral. In 1945, it came under Yugoslav military administration, and in 1947 it was officially annexed to the People's Republic of Slovenia within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Partisan memorial in Cerkno
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Cerkno include:
- France Bevk (1890–1970), writer
- Frančišek Borgia Sedej (1854–1931), Archbishop of Gorizia
- Milica Kacin-Wohinz (1930–), historian
- Boris Mlakar (1947–), historian
- Janez Podobnik (1959–), politician
- Marjan Podobnik (1960–), politician
- Rafael Podobnik (1942–), photographer
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