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report of 1581; the church itself was built in 1642. It has a rectangular nave, a polygonal chancel walled on three sides, and a bell tower. The interior combines groin vaulting and barrel vaulting with spandrels. Saint Roch's Church stands in the northern part of
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393:*Cerkvnica
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267:Population
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167:45°47′47″N
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385:Cyrknitz
357:Slovenia
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