Žerovnica


Žerovnica is a village on the eastern shores of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church in the village is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul and belongs to the Parish of Grahovo. The church stands on the southwest edge of the village. It has a rectangular nave, a polygonal chancel walled on three sides, and a bell tower with a Baroque roof. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1497 and was remodeled in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century. The interior furnishings dates from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Cultural heritage

In addition to Conversion of Paul Church, the entire village is listed as cultural heritage. It is laid out as a ribbon village with two rows of houses and a center that gradually narrows towards one end, fields to either side, and kitchen gardens along the central street. Several other structures in Žerovnica also have protected cultural monument status: