Žerovnica

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Žerovnica
Žerovnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′28.67″N 14°25′35.98″E / 45.7579639°N 14.4266611°E / 45.7579639; 14.4266611Coordinates: 45°45′28.67″N 14°25′35.98″E / 45.7579639°N 14.4266611°E / 45.7579639; 14.4266611
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Inner Carniola–Karst
Municipality Cerknica
Area
 • Total 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation 561.8 m (1,843.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 224
[1]

Žerovnica (in older sources also Žirovnica,[2] German: Scheraunitz[2]) is a village on the eastern shores of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church in the village is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul and belongs to the Parish of Grahovo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.
  3. ↑ Cerknica municipal site
  4. ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website

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Settlements

Administrative centre: Cerknica

Current
Former
  • Podštebenk
  • Sveti Štefan
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