Tunjice (; german: Theinitz
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.]) is a
dispersed settlement
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in the
Tunjice Hills ( sl, Tunjiško gričevje)
west
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Etymology
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of the town of
Kamnik
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...
in
Upper Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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.
In the forest close to the church a "
natural healing grove" with several "energy springs," known as the
Tunjice Natural Health Resort, has been established.
Name
Tunjice was attested in historical sources as ''Tevnicz'' in 1306, ''Toͤvnicz'' in 1302, ''Tewnicz'' in 1397, ''Tewcz'' in 1405, and ''Teynitz'' in 1499.
The name is probably derived from the adjective ''*tun'e'' 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift.
Church
The
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, ...
, dedicated to
Saint Anne
According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...
, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing
High-Baroque dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
d building. It was commissioned by
Peter Pavel Glavar
Peter Pavel Glavar (2 May 1721 – 24 January 1784) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, beekeeper, writer, and businessman.
Glavar was born in Ljubljana and was an illegitimate and abandoned child of the Maltese noble Pietro Giacomo de Testaf ...
and built from 1761 to 1766 based on plans by the architect
Lovrenc Prager.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tunjice include:
*
France Stele (1886–1972), art historian and conservation specialist
References
External links
*
Tunjice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik
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