Otok () is a settlement on the southeastern shore of

Lake Cerknica Lake Cerknica (; ) is an intermittent lake in the southern part of the Cerknica Polje, a karst polje in Inner Carniola, a region in southwestern Slovenia. Description The lake, oriented in the Dinaric direction from north-west to south-east, ...

south of the town of

Cerknica Cerknica (; , ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.) is a town in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 4,0 ...

in the

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Church

The church in Otok is dedicated to Saints

Primus and Felician Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) () were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 304 during the Diocletian persecution. The ''Martyrologium Hieronymianum'' gives under June 9 the names of ''Primus and Felician'' who were buried at the ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents in 1526 and was remodeled in the 17th century. The church consists of an entry portico, a rectangular nave with a

bell gable The bell gable (, , ) is an architectural element crowning the upper end of the wall of church buildings, usually in lieu of a church tower. It consists of a gable end in stone, with small hollow semi-circular arches where the church bells are ...

, and a small octagonal chancel walled on three sides. The church is surrounded by a low wall. The church stands on a rise east of the village in the southern part of the Cerknica Karst Field.

References

External links

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Otok on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub