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| Mirna and the Mirna Valley as seen from the Mirna Castle | |
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Mirna
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Jugovzhodna Slovenija |
| Municipality | Mirna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,398 |
| Website | www.mirna.si |
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Mirna is a nucleated settlement in the municipality of Mirna, part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and the statistical region of Southeastern Slovenia.[3][4] It was first mentioned in 1216. It developed at the confluence of the Lipoglavščica stream with the river Mirna and an intersection of regional roads.[3] The larger part of the settlement lies on the left bank of the river with a small part also on the right bank.[3]
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A railway connects Mirna with Trebnje and Sevnica with a station just south of the settlement. This has allowed Mirna to surpass the nearby Šentrupert as the centre of the Mirna Valley.[3] Currently, Mirna is industrially the most developed settlement in the valley. Major companies in Mirna include Dana, Droga Kolinska, Tomplast, and JGZ Pohorje. Since 1961, the number of inhabitants in Mirna has tripled.[3]
The main sights in Mirna are:
Four prominent Slovenes have been associated with Mirna:
Mirna was the centre of an eponymous municipality already before World War II. After the war, Mirna was a municipality from the establishment of municipalities in Slovenia in 1952 till 1959, when it merged into the municipality of Trebnje.[3]
In November 2009, residents of the parish Mirna voted in a referendum in support of the secession from the Municipality of Trebnje and the establishment of an independent municipality,[5] but the act about this was rejected in April 2010, mainly because it also included the establishment of the Municipality of Ankaran.[6]
On 1 February 2011, the National Assembly of Slovenia passed another act about the establishment of the Municipality of Mirna.[7] That happened after the Constitutional Court of Slovenia ordered the National Assembly in December 2010 to establish the municipality of Mirna within two months and to call elections to its municipal council within 20 days after the establishment.[8][9] Mirna regained its position as a municipal centre on 26 February 2011.[3][4]
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