Zgornje Jezersko

Zgornje Jezersko

Zgornje Jezersko, St. Andrew's Church in the hamlet of Ravne
Zgornje Jezersko

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°23′42.19″N 14°29′47.9″E / 46.3950528°N 14.496639°ECoordinates: 46°23′42.19″N 14°29′47.9″E / 46.3950528°N 14.496639°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Jezersko
Area
 • Total 40.97 km2 (15.82 sq mi)
Elevation 889.3 m (2,917.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 558
[1]

Zgornje Jezersko (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ jɛˈzɛːɾskɔ]; literally, 'Upper Jezersko') is a settlement that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Jezersko in Slovenia. It is part of the traditional Slovenian Carinthia region and the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Jezernica Creek, a tributary of the Kokra River, flows through Zgornje Jezersko. Other major geographical features in or bordering the settlement's territory include Lake Planšar (Planšarsko jezero), the Ravne Cirque (Ravenska kočna), Makek Cirque (Makekova kočna), Kokra Cirque (Kokrska kočna), and Jezersko Cirque (Jezerska kočna), and Mount Grintovec and Mount Virnik Grintavec (Virnikov Grintavec).

There are three churches in the settlement. Two of them, including the parish church, are dedicated to Saint Oswald. The older one, a chapel of ease of late 12th-century origin, was built above the village and the larger 19th-century church is on the northern outskirts of the main settlement.[2] St. Andrew's Church, another chapel of ease, is located in the hamlet of Ravne, northeast of the main settlement. There is also a chapel dedicated to Saint Hubertus in the settlement.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board
  3. ↑ Župnija Jezersko (Parish of Jezersko ) (Slovene)

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