Cerklje ob Krki (; german: Zirkle
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 31.][''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.](_blank)
) is a settlement on the left bank of the
Krka River in the
Municipality of Brežice
The Municipality of Brežice (; sl, Občina Brežice) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley along the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. It is best known for the
Cerklje ob Krki Airport
Cerklje ob Krki Airport ( sl, Letališče Cerklje ob Krki) is the only military airport in Slovenia, and a civilian airport. The Cerklje ob Krki Air Base operates at it. The airport is in the midst of an enlargement and restructuring.
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north of the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...
. It is now included in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistična regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...
.
Name
The settlement was attested in written sources in 1331 as ''Zirkoviz'', and in 1340 as ''Circowitz''. The name ''Cerklje'' is derived from the plural accusative
demonym ''*Cerkъvľane'', based on the common noun ''*cerьky'' 'church' and therefore meaning 'people that live on church territory' or 'people that live in a settlement with a church'. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Cerklje'' to ''Cerklje ob Krki'' (literally, 'Cerklje on the Krka River') in 1955. The settlement was known as ''Zirkle'' in German in the past.
History
Settlement of the area in antiquity is testified by the remains of a Roman aqueduct running through the village and a nearby Roman grave. A school was established in Cerklje ob Krki in 1854. During the Second World War, in October 1941 the German authorities evicted 30 families from the settlement and resettled
Gottschee Germans in their houses. In June 1943 the
Partisan Cankar and Šercer brigades attacked the German air base near the settlement, destroying several aircraft. They also attacked a border guard station and military police station in the same operation. This was followed by an Allied air strike on the air base on 25 July 1944, a Partisan attack on a German unit stationed at the school building in October 1944, and a Partisan air strike on the air base in spring 1945. In May 1945
Ustaša forces burned six farm buildings in the settlement.
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 28.]
On 8 August 2013, a temperature of was recorded. This is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Slovenia.
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
is dedicated to
Saint Mark
Mark the Evangelist ( la, Marcus; grc-gre, Μᾶρκος, Mârkos; arc, ܡܪܩܘܣ, translit=Marqōs; Ge'ez: ማርቆስ; ), also known as Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Acco ...
and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 1700 It was built in 1905 to replace a building dating from the beginning of the 17th century. Cerklje ob Krki was elevated to a parish in 1689. The parish cemetery is located west of the church, along the road to Kostanjevica na Krki
Kostanjevica na Krki (; also ''Kostanjevica ob Krki,'' german: Landstraß''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 68.) is a small town in the ...
.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Cerklje ob Krki include:
* Mihael Butara (born 1922), Partisan major general
References
External links
*
Cerklje ob Krki on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Brežice