Dolenje Jezero

Dolenje Jezero
Village
Dolenje Jezero

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°46′38.63″N 14°21′30.83″E / 45.7773972°N 14.3585639°E / 45.7773972; 14.3585639Coordinates: 45°46′38.63″N 14°21′30.83″E / 45.7773972°N 14.3585639°E / 45.7773972; 14.3585639
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Cerknica
Area
  Total 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation 553.4 m (1,815.6 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 224
[1]

Dolenje Jezero (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ ˈjeːzɛɾɔ]; German: Unterseedorf[2]) is a village on the northern edge of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

The local church in the southwest part of the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Parish of Cerknica.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.
  3. Cerknica municipal site
  4. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
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