Črniče

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405

Population

169 m

Height above sea level

in the countryside

Average summer temperature:25 °C

Average winter temperature:5 °C

No. of sunny days per year:300

No. of rainy days per year:50

A Roman road across the Mlake pass once lead southwest of Črniče, a very old settlement. The most prominent of the village houses is the isolated farmstead called Huh's Mill with a mill and an oak grove. There is an military cementery from World War 1 in Črniče. At the top of the rocky knoll lies the hamlet of Tabor, which is still populated. Its wall was built in 1413 as a defence against the Turks and the Venetians. Tabor is an importand archaeological site. The church in Ravne above Črniče contains a Baroque gold altar from 1687. Other valuable furnishings include a wooden Gothic statue of st. John the Evangelist from the end of the 15th century and a small fresco.

BASIC DATA

Points of distinction : In the Črniče Church archives yuo can find a written record dating back in 1583. The reason for the attention being paid to it is the fact that it is written in the Glagollitic Alphabet.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Post Office : 5262 Črniče
GPS Northing (N) : 45,9085
GPS Easting (E) : 13,7772