Čemšenik (; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.) is a village north of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
Name Čemšenik was attested in historical sources as Czremssenich in 1330, Schremsnikg in 1421, Zremsenikh in 1478, and Tschremsenikg in 1496, among other spellings. The name is derived from the common noun čremsa 'bird cherry', referring to the local vegetation.
Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary () and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century, but the current building dates to the 17th-century rebuilding with early 19th-century alterations.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1720
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External links
Čemšenik on Geopedia