Cerknica, Encampment, Church of the Assumption of Mary
The Cerknica encampment represents one of the largest and strongest Slovenian defence complexes that survive to this day. It once consisted of five fortresses, of which only two remain: one is now a Tourist Office, while the other is the birth house of writer and poet Jože Udovič (1912). The encampment wall is right beside another famous building, the birth house of composer Fran Gerbič. Within the walls stands the Church of the Assumption of Mary. Interesting fact: Cerknica was named after this very church – originally appearing as ‘cerkvica’ (‘little church’), the name changed into ‘Cerknica’ through the years.