Mirna, Mirna

Mirna
Mirna and the Mirna Valley as seen from above St. Helena's Church
Mirna and the Mirna Valley as seen from above St. Helena's Church
Coat of arms of Mirna
Coat of arms
Mirna is located in Slovenia
Mirna
Mirna
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′51.19″N 15°3′59.04″E / 45.9475528°N 15.0664000°E / 45.9475528; 15.0664000
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityMirna
Area
 • Total3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
263 m (863 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2012)
 • Total1,371
 • Density347/km2 (900/sq mi)
Area code07
Websitewww.mirna.si
[1][2]

Mirna (pronounced [ˈmìːɾna, ˈmíːɾna]; German: Neydeck[3] or Neudegg[4]) is a nucleated village[5] and a minor economic centre[6] in central Lower Carniola, Slovenia.[7] It is the largest settlement of the Mirna Valley and the seat of the Municipality of Mirna.[5] It is situated at the crossing of regional roads and a confluence of several creeks with the Mirna River, along the railway line linking Sevnica and Trebnje.[5]

  1. ^ "Mirna" (Map). Geopedia.si (in Slovenian). Geodetic Institute of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Mirna". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ Frelih Ribič, Majda (24 May 2010). "Panorama Šentruperta iz časa 1680" [A View of Šentrupert from 1680] (PDF). ŠentRUPERT (in Slovenian). Vol. 12, no. 2. Municipality of Šentrupert. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014.
  4. ^ Topole, Maja (1998). "Naselja in prebivalstvo" [Settlements and Population]. Mirnska dolina: regionalna geografija porečja Mirne na Dolenjskem [Mirna Valley: The Regional Geography of the Mirna Basin in the Lower Carniola] (in Slovenian). Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. p. 139. ISBN 961-6182-64-1.
  5. ^ a b c "O Mirni" [About Mirna] (in Slovenian). Municipality of Mirna. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  6. ^ Till, Jože (2005). Hema Krška: njen svet in njeni sledovi [Hemma of Gurk: Her World and Her Traces] (in Slovenian). Celovec: Mohorjeva založba. p. 179. ISBN 978-3-7086-0153-3.
  7. ^ Topole, Maja (1998). "Summary". Mirnska dolina: regionalna geografija porečja Mirne na Dolenjskem [Mirna Valley: The Regional Geography of the Mirna Basin in the Lower Carniola]. Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. p. 160. ISBN 961-6182-64-1.