Zgornje Jezersko
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Zgornje Jezersko is a settlement that is the administrative centre of the municipality of Jezersko
in Slovenia
. It is part of the traditional Slovenian Carinthia region
and the Upper Carniola statistical region
.
There are two churches in the settlement, both dedicated to Saint Oswald
. The older one, of late 12th-century origin, was built above the village and the larger 19th-century church on the northern outskirts of the settlement.
Jezersko, Slovenia
Jezersko is a municipality in the historic Carinthia region of northern Slovenia. Since 2005, it has been part of the Upper Carniola statistical region....
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It is part of the traditional Slovenian Carinthia region
Carinthia (province)
Slovenian Carinthia or Slovene Carinthia, most commonly simply Carinthia is a traditional region in the north of Slovenia. It has no official status as an administrative unit within Slovenia, although the association with an informal province is still quite common.The region is referred to as...
and the Upper Carniola statistical region
Gorenjska statistical region
The Upper Carniola statistical region is a statistical region in northwest Slovenia. The region comprises 18 municipalities: Bled, Bohinj, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Gorenja vas-Poljane, Gorje, Jesenice, Jezersko, Kranj, Kranjska Gora, Naklo, Preddvor, Radovljica, Šenčur, Škofja Loka, Tržič,...
.
There are two churches in the settlement, both dedicated to Saint Oswald
Oswald of Northumbria
Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is now venerated as a Christian saint.Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of...
. The older one, of late 12th-century origin, was built above the village and the larger 19th-century church on the northern outskirts of the settlement.