sentences:  The name "Cerklje" is derived from the plural accusative demonym "*Cerkъvľane", based on the common noun "*cerьky" 'church' and therefore meaning 'people that live on church territory' or 'people that live in a settlement with a church'.The name of the settlement was changed from "Cerklje" to "Cerklje ob Krki" (literally, 'Cerklje on the Krka River') in 1955.The settlement was known as "Zirkle" in German in the past.