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Martinjak

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Country
  
Slovenia

Elevation
  
566 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:33 AM

Municipality
  
Municipality of Cerknica

Traditional region
  
Inner Carniola

Area
  
4.22 km²

Population
  
291 (2002)

Martinjak

Statistical region
  
Littoral–Inner Carniola

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind SE at 0 km/h, 82% Humidity

Martinjak ([maɾtiˈnjaːk], German: Martinsbach) is a village southeast of Cerknica, below Mount Slivnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Map of 1380 Martinjak, Slovenia

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Cerknica. It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1581. The wooden ceiling in the church dates to 1621. The current belfry was built between 1936 and 1938.

References

Martinjak Wikipedia