Spodnji Brnik
Spodnji Brnik (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈbərːnik]; in older sources also Spodnji Bernik, German: Unterfernig) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Saints Simon and Jude Church
Spodnji Brnik is also the closest settlement to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, commonly known as Brnik Airport.
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.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Spodnji Brnik include:
- Lojze Ilija (1905–1982), writer
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
- ^ Cerklje municipal site Archived 2008-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Žitnik, Janja; Glušič, Helga (1999). Slovenska izseljenska književnost 3: Južna Amerika. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. p. 97.
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