The Mirna is a river in southeastern Slovenia. The river is a right tributary of the Sava River in the province of Lower Carniola. It is long, starts below the settlement of

Velika Preska Velika Preska () is a settlement in the hills west of Dole pri Litiji in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Litija in the Central Sava Statistical ...

, flows through the Mirna Valley and joins the Sava at Dolenji Boštanj, opposite Sevnica. The largest settlement on the river is the town of Mirna. The river is traversed by the

Sevnica–Trebnje Railway The Sevnica–Trebnje Railway ( sl, Železniška proga Sevnica–Trebnje) is one of the railway lines that form the Slovenian Railways, Slovenian Railway Network. It is located in Lower Carniola, the traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. Its ...

. The river was mentioned for the first time in 1028 in relation to a 1016 document by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mirna is the river in which the marathon swimmer Martin Strel first learned to swim.

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The name Mirna is derived through dissimilation from the verb ''*nyrati'' 'to arise from the ground'. This is attested by medieval transcriptions of the name containing the letter ''n'' (e.g., ''inter fluenta Nirine'' in 1016).Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 263. The upper part of the river is sometimes named ''Mirnščica'' or ''Mirenščica''. The expert on Slovene language

Ivan Gregorčič Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

and the geographer Maja Topole have characterised the latter form as incorrect.

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