Mirna (Slovenia)

	Mirna
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Carniola / Dolenjska
Statistical region	Jugovzhodna Slovenija (Southeast Slovenia)
Coordinates	45 ° 57 ' N , 15 ° 4' E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '1 " N , 15 ° 3' 39" E
surface	29 km²
Residents	2,666 (2011)
Population density	92 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	8233
License Plate	NM
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Dušan Skerbiš
Mailing address	Glavna cesta 28 ; 8233 Mirna
Website	www.mirna.si

Mirna (German Neudegg ) is a municipality and a village in the historical region of Dolenjsko / Lower Carniola in Slovenia .

geography

Mirna broke away from the Trebnje municipality through a referendum with 21 localities and has been an independent municipality since February 2010. The municipality , with an area of 29 km², occupies the southwestern part of the natural geographic region Mirnska dolina and borders with its municipality on the neighboring municipalities, Trebnje in the west, Litija in the north, Šentrupert in the northeast and Mokronog-Trebelno in the southeast.

Community area

The municipality has 2666 inhabitants (as of 2011) and consists of 22 localities.

Brezovica pri Mirni (German Bresowitz near Neudegg )
Cirnik (German Zirnig )
Debenec (German Debenz )
Glinek (German Glinegg )
Gomila (German: Brau village )
Gorenja vas pri Mirni (German Oberdorf near Neudegg )
Migolica (German Migovitz )
Migolska Gora (German Migovitzberg )
Mirna (German Neudegg )
Praprotnica (German Prapretnitz )
Ravne (German Raunach )

Sajenice
Selo pri Mirni ( Eng.Sellen )
Selska Gora (German Sellenberg )
Stan (German stone )
Stara Gora (German Altenberg near Neudegg )
Ševnica (German Scheinitz )
Škrjanče (German Schkeriantsche )
Trbinc (German Terbinz )
Volčje Njive (German Wolfsfeld )
Zabrdje (German Gallenberg )
Zagorica (German Sagoritz near Neudegg )

The place Mirna

Mirna: The old arch bridge spans the Mirnabach

The settlement with its 1374 inhabitants (2010) is today a regional economic center on the edge of a small valley basin that opens from here to the east. Mirna, which was known before the Second World War for its cattle markets held here and whose population was still mainly active in agriculture in the post-war period , has experienced a great industrial boom since the 1960s and today has a number of industries for beverages and food , plastic items and metal products . In recent years tourism has developed as another important branch of the economy .

The place is at an average altitude of 263 m. i. J. and is flowed through by the predominantly peaceful Mirna of the same name . The settlement has a railway station and is the crossing point of the main roads, No. 215 Trebnje - Sevnica and No. 417 Mirna - Litija. Near the stone arch bridge from the 18th century, which spans the Mirnabach, there are still some older, neat houses in the old town center. Behind it rises slightly increases the parish church of St . John the Baptist .

Parish Church of St. Johann

Mirna: The parish church of St. Johann Baptist.

The parish church of St. Johannes Baptist (Slov. Sv. Janez Krstnik) stands on a small terrace at the foot of the 405 m high Trbinc, directly above the old settlement core and the Mirna stream. Already in 1265 a Johanneskirche was mentioned for the place in a Freising document . Around 1470, at the instigation of pastor Johann Harrer, the existing building was partially demolished and the construction of a new church began. The construction was carried out in the Gothic style and completed in 1498 with the vaulting of the nave . Since then, the sacred building has been thoroughly renovated twice.

The church building has an extended chancel with a star-vaulted end, a so-called " Carniolan presbytery ". Rich frescoes are embedded in the diamond-shaped fields between the vaulted ribs . In the first vertex, Christ is enthroned in a mandorla , around him the symbols of the four evangelists are gathered and in the final vaulted star the four Latin church fathers are depicted. The standing Mother of God with the baby Jesus in the second vertex is also framed by a mandorla and is surrounded by the then most popular female saints, St. Barbara , St. Catherine , St. Dorothea and St. Margarethe . All the side vaults are occupied by angels with musical instruments . You can still feel the echo of the belated “ soft style ” in the rich robes and the wanted beautiful faces . The late Gothic frescoes are of considerable quality and were created before the end of the 15th century. They are attributed to a master Wolfgang (Slov. Mojstra Bolfganga).

literature

Milan Orožen Adamič, ed .: Priročni krajevni leksikon Slovenije , DZS, Ljubljana 1996, ISBN 86-341-1719-7 .
Nace Šumi, u. A .: Slovenia Art Guide, translation from Slovenian , Ljubljana, 1991.