Lake Cerknica is an intermittent lake with a surface of 26 km². In the fullest extent it measures up to 38 km² and is the largest lake in Slovenia. Lake Cerknica is filled mainly by rain after autumn rainfall and in spring when the snow melts. The water dries up in May or June, and sometimes even in winter. Slivnica Mountain above the lake is the home of the witches, the trademark of the locals and the central figure in the local carnival.
Cerkniško jezero je presihajoče jezero s površino 26 km². V največjem obsegu meri tudi do 38 km² in je največje jezero v Sloveniji. Cerkniško jezero se napolni v glavnem po jesenskem deževju in spomladi, ko se tali sneg. Presiha maja ali junija, včasih pa tudi pozimi. Na gori Slivnici nad jezerom pa so doma coprnice, ki so zaščitni znak domačinov in osrednji lik na pustnem karnevalu.
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