The Municipality of Mirna () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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in southeastern
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Mirna
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. Mirna became a municipality in 2011.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of
Mirna
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, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Brezovica pri Mirni
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Cirnik
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Debenec
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Glinek
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Gomila
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Gorenja Vas pri Mirni
Gorenja Vas pri Mirni () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Mirna in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The ...
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Migolica
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Migolska Gora
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Praprotnica
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Ravne
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Sajenice
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Selo pri Mirni
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Selska Gora
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Ševnica
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Škrjanče
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Stan
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Stara Gora
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Trbinc
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Volčje Njive
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Zabrdje
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Zagorica
History
Mirna was a municipality before World War II. After the war, it was a municipality from the establishment of
municipalities in Slovenia in 1952 until 1959, when the Municipality of Mirna merged with the
Municipality of Trebnje
The Municipality of Trebnje (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality is the town of Trebnje.
The municipality was established on 3 October 1994. It was increased in size on 6 Aug ...
.
In November 2009, residents of the
parish
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of Mirna voted in a
referendum
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in support of secession from the Municipality of Trebnje and the establishment of an independent municipality, but the act enacting this was rejected in April 2010 by the
National Assembly
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, mainly because it also included the establishment of the Municipality of
Ankaran.
On February 1, 2011, the National Assembly passed another act on the establishment of the Municipality of Mirna. That happened after the
Constitutional Court of Slovenia
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had ordered the National Assembly in December 2010 to establish the Municipality of Mirna within two months and to call the election to its municipal council within 20 days after the establishment.
Mirna regained its status as a municipality on February 26, 2011.
References
External links
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Municipality of Mirna on GeopediaMirna municipal site
{{Authority control
Mirna
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2011 establishments in Slovenia