Mirna Pec
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Mirna Peč is a settlement and a municipality
in southeastern Slovenia
. It lies on the river Temenica
in the traditional region of Lower Carniola
. The municipality was created in 1999. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region
. The settlement itself has just over 850 inhabitants with nearly 2800 in the entire municipality.
The parish church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Cantius
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto
. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th century predecessor.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in southeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies on the river Temenica
Temenica
The Temenica is a river of Slovenia. The river goes underground twice. Its surface length is , and its subterranean length is measured in a straight line. It is the largest tributary of the Krka, joining it as the Prečna.-References:...
in the traditional region of Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its center is Novo Mesto, while other urban centers include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika.-See also:* Upper...
. The municipality was created in 1999. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region
Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region
The Southeast Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in the south-east of Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Novo Mesto. It is the largest region in Slovenia. It has the highest share of young people with 15.8%...
. The settlement itself has just over 850 inhabitants with nearly 2800 in the entire municipality.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Cantius
Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella
Saints Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to the Emperor Carinus. Protus was their tutor or guardian...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto
Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto is a diocese located in the city of Novo Mesto in the Ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana in Slovenia.-History:* April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Novo Mesto from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana...
. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th century predecessor.