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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Southeast Slovenia

Elevation
  
233 m

Population
  
1,015 (2013)

Traditional region
  
Lower Carniola

Municipality
  
Mirna Peč

Area
  
6.5 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:02 AM

Mirna Peč

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 78% Humidity

Mirna Peč ([ˈmiːɾna ˈpeːtʃ]; German: Hönigstein) is a rural settlement in southeast Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mirna Peč.

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Map of 8216 Mirna Pe%C4%8D, Slovenia

Geography

Mirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of Novo Mesto, the cultural and administrative centre of the traditional region of Lower Carniola, in the heart of the Temenica 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 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:

  • 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
  • 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
  • Zora Rupena (a.k.a. Katja) (1920–1945), Partisan
  • Ludvik Starič (1906–1989), motorcyclist
  • Albert Struna (1901–1982), engineer

    • References

    Mirna Peč Wikipedia
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