Spodnji Brnik

Spodnji Brnik
Spodnji Brnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′50.94″N 14°29′18.28″E / 46.2308167°N 14.4884111°E / 46.2308167; 14.4884111Coordinates: 46°13′50.94″N 14°29′18.28″E / 46.2308167°N 14.4884111°E / 46.2308167; 14.4884111
Country Slovenia
Traditional Region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Elevation 366.5 m (1,202.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 378
[1]

Spodnji Brnik (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈbərːnik]; in older sources also Spodnji Bernik,[2] German: Unterfernig[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Spodnji Brnik is also the closest settlement to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, commonly known as Brnik Airport.

Church

Saints Simon and Jude Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Simon and Jude and was first mentioned in documents from 1511, when it was extended and dedicated, its predecessor on the site probably dating to the early Middle Ages.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  3. ↑ Cerklje municipal site Archived 2008-01-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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