Tuhinj Valley
The Tuhinj Valley (; sl, Tuhinjska dolina) is a valley in Slovenia linking the Celje Basin with the Ljubljana Basin in an east-west direction along the courses of the Nevljica and Motnišnica rivers. Geography The western part of the valley was formed by the watershed of the Nevljica, flowing into the Kamnik Bistrica, and the narrower, eastern part by the Motnišnica, a tributary of the Savinja River. Their drainage divide is at the Kozjak Pass at an elevation of 655 m between Cirkuše v Tuhinju and Špitalič. The largest settlements in the valley include Laze v Tuhinju, Šmartno v Tuhinju, and Motnik. The large number of old settlements points to the fact that the valley was an important thoroughfare in the Middle Ages and later as a passage between Lower Styria and Upper Carniola. Name The Tuhinj region was mentioned in written sources circa 1400 as ''Tuchein'', ''Tuchen'', and ''Tucheiner alben''. The name was originally ''*Tuxyn′ь'', derived from the hypocorism '' ...
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Šmartno V Tuhinju
Šmartno v Tuhinju (; german: Sankt Martin) is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The parish church in the village is dedicated to Martin of Tours, Saint Martin. References External links *Šmartno v Tuhinju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub ...
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