Črna na Koroškem
| Črna na Koroškem Občina Črna na Koroškem |
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 Črna na Koroškem
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| Coordinates: 46°28′11″N 14°50′56″E / 46.46972°N 14.84889°ECoordinates: 46°28′11″N 14°50′56″E / 46.46972°N 14.84889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janez Švab |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.0 km2 (60.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,616 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Črna na Koroškem (German: Schwarzenbach) is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia,[2] close to the border with Austria. Since 2005 it is part of the larger Koroška statistical region.
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[edit] Geography
The municipal area stretches along the valley of the upper Meža River at the confluence with its tributary Javorski potok. The surrounding mountains of the Karavanke and Kamnik–Savinja Alps ranges include the Peca massif at the Austrian border in the northwest, with the Kordeževa glava summit reaching an elevation of 2,126 m (6,975 ft). Due to its picturesque setting, Črna is a popular destination for mountain hikers.
The Najevska lipa Tilia at Črna, a probably 770 years old prominent veteran tree reminiscent of the Ottoman invasions and legendary King Matjaž, has become a national symbol of Slovenia.
[edit] History
A chapel at Črna in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1137 deed. The name of the settlement derives from Slovene črna meaning 'black', it was changed to Črna na Koroškem in 1970.[3] The German name Schwarzenbach means 'black creek'.
The settlement has a long ironworking history. A foundry was established by one Mehior Puc, who moved to Črna from the Lavant Valley in 1620, started mining iron ore and built two smelting furnaces, which were among the first in the Eastern Alps. This operation was sold to the Counts of Thurn-Valsassina from nearby Bleiburg in 1624, who built a new ironworking operation on the Meža River at Mušenik to the north of the town in the 18th century. After the Austrian Southern Railway company had built a railway connection to Klagenfurt and Villach at Ravne na Koroškem a few miles down the Meža River, the Counts of Thurn moved operations there and abandoned their ironworks in Črna around 1880.
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Neo-Romanesque building erected in 1868 after the old church burned down in a fire.[4]
[edit] Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Črna na Koroškem include:
- Aleš Gorza, skier
- Mitja Kunc, skier
- Nataša Lačen, skier
- Tina Maze, skier
- Irma Pavlinič-Krebs, politician
- Miro Petek, journalist and politician
- Danilo Pudgar, skier
- Drago Pudgar, skier
- Katjuša Pušnik, skier
[edit] References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Črna na Koroškem municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2934
[edit] External links
- Črna na Koroškem on Geopedia
- Črna na Koroškem, official page of town (in Slovene)
- Črna na Koroškem - Info page, un-official info page
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