Zgornje Jezersko

Zgornje Jezersko
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Jezersko
Area
• Total	40.97 km2 (15.82 sq mi)
Elevation	889.3 m (2,917.7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	558

Zgornje Jezersko (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ jɛˈzɛːɾskɔ]; literally, 'Upper Jezersko') is a settlement that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Jezersko in Slovenia. It is part of the traditional Slovenian Carinthia region and the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geographical features

Jezernica Creek, a tributary of the Kokra River, flows through Zgornje Jezersko. Other major geographical features in or bordering the settlement's territory include Lake Planšar ([Planšarsko jezero] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), the Ravni Combe ([Ravenska Kočna] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), Makek Combe ([Makekova Kočna] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), Kokra Combe ([Kokrska Kočna] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), and Jezersko Combe ([Jezerska Kočna] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), and Mount Grintovec and Mount Virnik Grintavec ([Virnikov Grintavec] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).

Churches

There are three churches in the settlement. Two of them, including the parish church, are dedicated to Saint Oswald. The older one, a chapel of ease of late 12th-century origin, was built above the village and the larger 19th-century church is on the northern outskirts of the main settlement. St. Andrew's Church, another chapel of ease, is located in the hamlet of Ravne, northeast of the main settlement. There is also a chapel dedicated to Saint Hubertus in the settlement.

External links

• Media related to Zgornje Jezersko at Wikimedia Commons
• Zgornje Jezersko at Geopedia