Planina pri Cerknem explained

Official Name:Planina pri Cerknem
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Cerkno
Area Total Km2:1.94
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:135
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1257°N 14.0076°W
Elevation M:600.9
Footnotes:[1]

Planina pri Cerknem (in Slovenian pronounced as /plaˈnìːna pɾi ˈtsèːɾknɛm/) is a village in the hills east of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Planina to Planina pri Cerknem in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Cerkno.[4]

Other cultural heritage

On the road to Čeplez there is a Partisan monument consisting of two pieces of concrete linked by four wooden beams. The concrete element to the left bears a plaque with the names of the fallen and a dedication. The monument was designed by J. Bizjak and was unveiled on 6 May 1973.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.cerkno.si Cerkno municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches
  5. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=21019 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage