Mount Mirna ( sl, Mirna gora, german: Friedensberg, Friedbüchel), literally ‘peaceful mountain’, is a mountain in the eastern part of
Kočevje Rog
Kočevje (; german: Gottschee; ''Göttscheab'' or ''Gətscheab'' in the local Gottscheerish dialect; it, Cocevie) is a city in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality.
Geography
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It is located above the settlement of
Planina and is the highest point in the traditional
White Carniola region of
Slovenia.
Name
The name of the mountain was attested as ''Fridt Püchl'' (literally, 'peace mountain') in 1754. Traditional explanations of the name are connected with the function of the church that once stood there or the idea that it was spared from
Ottoman attacks. However, like other Slovenian toponyms that seem to contain the adjective ''miren'' 'peaceful', it may also be derived from ''miren'' 'walled' (e.g.,
Miren
Miren (; it, Merna) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle ( sl, Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to th ...
) or through dissimilation from the verb ''*nyrati'' 'to arise from the ground' (e.g., the
Mirna River or
Mirna Peč
Mirna Peč (; german: Hönigstein) is a rural settlement in southeast Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mirna Peč.
Geography
Mirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of Novo Mesto, the cultural and administrative centre o ...
).
History
A church dedicated to Saint
Francis Xavier, dating from 1793, formerly stood on Mount Mirna. It was a pilgrimage church where people prayed for storms to be turned away. The church was burned in 1942,
and the bell tower is now used as a viewing platform.
Recreation
Today Mount Mirna is a popular hiking destination. The Mount Mirna Lodge ( sl, Planinski dom na Mirni gori) is located 10 m below the summit, and the summit itself offers good views of White Carniola and the
Kolpa Valley.
[Jarc, Janko. 1967. ''Partizanski Rog.'' Ljubljana: Obzorja, p. 9.]
References
External links
Mount Mirna on Geopedia
Mountains of White Carniola
One-thousanders of Slovenia
Dinaric Alps
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