The Cerkno Hills ( sl, Cerkljansko hribovje or ) is a transitional region between the

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and the Dinaric landscape, centered on

Cerkno Cerkno (; it, Circhina; ger, Kirchheim) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno. Cerkno is a small ...

in northwestern

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. Several passes in this area connect the

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and the Selca Valley with the Idrijca Valley and the Soča Valley. The highest peak is Porezen (). The landscape is geologically very diverse and one of the most interesting in Slovenia in this regard. Among the steep hills, numerous

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s have been carved out by the Cerknica River and its tributaries. The Cerkno Hills and the people who live there were presented in the 2011 documentary '' The Slope to the Home'' (), directed by Dušan Moravec and edited by Jurij Moškon.

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External links

A map and virtual panoramas
Slovenia Landmarks. Boštjan Burger. Retrieved 16 May 2012. (Flash Player needed). *
Hills in the Slovene Littoral Municipality of Cerkno {{Slovenia-geo-stub