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Češnjevek, Cerklje na Gorenjskem

Coordinates: 46°15′44.95″N 14°28′4.84″E / 46.2624861°N 14.4680111°E / 46.2624861; 14.4680111
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Češnjevek
Češnjevek is located in Slovenia
Češnjevek
Češnjevek
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′44.95″N 14°28′4.84″E / 46.2624861°N 14.4680111°E / 46.2624861; 14.4680111
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityCerklje na Gorenjskem
Elevation
406.3 m (1,333.0 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
160
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Češnjevek (pronounced [ˈtʃeːʃnjɛʋək]; German: Kerschstetten[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Pheasantry

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The pheasantry in Češnjevek in 2019

A pheasantry was established in Češnjevek in 1963, and it also started raising partridges in 1967.[3] The birds were raised for hunting clubs, and in its heyday the pheasantry raised about 15,000 pheasants per year.[3][4] The property was sold in 2021.[5]

Church

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The local church is dedicated to the Holy Spirit.

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  3. ^ a b Kemperl, Milan (1975). "Srebrni jubilej gojitvenega lovišča Kozorog". Lovec. 58 (8): 230–236. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Zaplotnik, C. (April 24, 1984). "Tudi fazani nosijo očala". Glas. No. 32. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Obvestilo Zavoda za gozdove Slovenije – Prodaja nepremičnin Fazanerija Češnjevek". Občina Cerklje na Gorenjskem. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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