Tunjice
Tunjice | |
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  Tunjice Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′3.86″N 14°34′25.29″E / 46.2344056°N 14.5736917°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 246 |
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Tunjice (pronounced [ˈtuːnjitsɛ]; German: Theinitz[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills (Slovene: Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
In the forest close to the church a "natural healing grove" with several "energy springs," known as the Tunjice Natural Health Resort, has been established.[3]
Church
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed building. It was constructed on the order by Peter Pavel Glavar from 1761–66 upon the plans by the architect Lovrenc Prager.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tunjice include:
- France Stele (1886–1972), art historian and conservation specialist
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.
- ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
- ^ Vidrih, Rebeka. "Cerkev sv. Ane v Tunjicah". In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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