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Tunjice

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Country
  
Statistical region
  
Central Slovenia

Area
  
3.61 km²

Population
  
246 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Elevation
  
370 m

Local time
  
Sunday 3:20 PM

Municipality
  
Municipality of Kamnik

Tunjice

Weather
  
7°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 56% Humidity

Tunjice (['tuːnjitsɛ]; German: Theinitz) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills (Slovene: Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Contents

Map of 1241 Tunjice, Slovenia

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.

Church

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed building. It was constructed on the order by Peter Pavel Glavar from 1761–66 upon the 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

    Tunjice Wikipedia


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