Črna pri Kamniku (; german: Tscherna''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 25.) is a village in the

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in the Upper Carniola region of

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Prapretno-Sv. Primož'' (literally, 'Prapretno–Saint Primus') to ''Črna pri Kamniku'' (literally, 'black (village) near Kamnik') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. In the past the German name was ''Tscherna''.

History

The area used to be known for its kaolin mine, which operated between 1856 and 1990. Črna was also the location for the mass execution of fifty local hostages on 8 July 1942 by

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as retribution for a

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attack on two of their numbers. A memorial to the victims of this event can be seen outside the abandoned mine.

Churches

On a hill above the village is a

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centre with two churches. The main church is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felicianus and has a Romanesque design, although it was rebuilt in the 15th century and various additions were built at later stages. It has a double nave, unusual for this area, and

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s on the interior. The frescoes are particularly interesting as the scenes are set in real landscapes and much detail is given to clothes and expressions. A smaller, single nave,

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church, dedicated to

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, stands further up the hill. It contains a wooden painted ceiling dated to 1475 in the nave, although it is in very poor condition, and three 17th-century gilded

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s dedicated to Saint Peter,

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, and

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Gallery

File:Črna-gw29082009.jpg, Črna pri Kamniku from the east File:StPrimozNadKamnikom1.JPG, St. Primus churches from above File:St. Primus Kamnik 2.jpg, St. Primus churches from Kamnik

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Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub