Country Slovenia Statistical region Upper Carniola Elevation 391 m Local time Wednesday 10:42 AM | Traditional Region Upper Carniola Municipality Cerklje na Gorenjskem Area 78 km² Population 1,438 (2002) | |
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Cerklje na Gorenjskem ([tsɛɾˈklɛ na ɡɔˈɾeːnskɛm]; German: Zirklach) is a village in northwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem.
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Map of 4207 Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia
Name
Cerklje na Gorenjskem was attested in historical sources in 1147 as Sancta Maria (and as Ecclesia sancte Marie in Cirkelach in 1239 and Zirchlach in 1271). The name Cerklje is derived from the plural demonym *Cerkъvľane (< *cerьky 'church'), meaning 'people living on church territory' or 'residents of the village with the church'. In the distant past, the settlement was also known as Trnovlje in Slovene (attested as in Tirnovlach in 1239), from the church dedicated to Our Lady of the Thorn (Slovene: Marija v Trnju). The name of the settlement was changed from Cerklje to Cerklje na Gorenjskem in 1952. In the past the German name was Zirklach.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Cerklje na Gorenjskem include: