Mirna Peč (; german: Hönigstein
) is a rural settlement in southeast
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It is the seat of the
Municipality of Mirna Peč
The Municipality of Mirna Peč (; sl, Občina Mirna Peč) is a municipality in southeast Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality, which was established in 1998, is Mirna Peč. With an estimated ...
.
Geography
Mirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered ...
, the cultural and administrative centre of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...
, in the heart of the
Temenica
The Temenica is a river in Slovenia. It is one of the most typical influent streams of Slovenia's karst terrain.
Name
The name ''Temenica'' comes from the archaic common noun *''temenica'' 'spring' (cf. Polish dialect ''ciemienica'' 'spring', ...
Valley. Mirna Peč consists of 16 streets: ''Brezence, Borovje, Češence, Industrijska cesta, Ivanja Vas, Marof, Na hirb, Ob avtocesti, Postja, Prisojna Pot, Rogovila, Rožna Ulica, Šranga, Trg'', and ''Vihre''.
Culture
The Mirna Peč
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
of
Saint Cantianius is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th-century predecessor.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Mirna Peč include:
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Anton Bartel (1853–1938), lexicographer
*
Franc Dular (1860–1924), veterinarian
*
Karel Javoršek (1873–1916), composer
*
Ivan Kovačič (a.k.a. Efenka) (1921–1963),
Partisan and
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Orden narodnog heroja, Oрден народног хероја; sl, Red narodnega heroja, mk, Oрден на народен херој, Orden na ...
*
Stane Potočar (a.k.a. Lakar) (1919–1997), Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
*
Mara Rupena (a.k.a. Osolnik) (1918–2003), Partisan and editor
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Zora Rupena (a.k.a. Katja) (1920–1945), Partisan
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Ludvik Starič (1906–1989), motorcyclist
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Albert Struna (1901–1982), engineer
References
External links
Mirna Peč at Geopedia*
Populated places in the Municipality of Mirna Peč
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