Zgornje Jezersko
| Zgornje Jezersko | |
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  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 |
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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.
Geographical features
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 Ravni Combe (Ravenska Kočna), Makek Combe (Makekova Kočna), Kokra Combe (Kokrska Kočna), and Jezersko Combe (Jezerska Kočna), and Mount Grintovec and Mount Virnik Grintavec (Virnikov Grintavec).
Churches
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]
References
External links
Media related to Zgornje Jezersko at Wikimedia Commons- Zgornje Jezersko at Geopedia
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