Tunjice

Tunjice
Tunjice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′3.86″N 14°34′25.29″E / 46.2344056°N 14.5736917°E / 46.2344056; 14.5736917Coordinates: 46°14′3.86″N 14°34′25.29″E / 46.2344056°N 14.5736917°E / 46.2344056; 14.5736917
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
[1]

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

St. Anne's Church with Tunjice in the background

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

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.
  3. ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board site
  4. ↑ Vidrih, Rebeka. "Cerkev sv. Ane v Tunjicah". In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele. 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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