Tunjice (; )
is a
dispersed settlement
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in the
Tunjice Hills ()
west
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...
of the town of
Kamnik
Kamnik (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is the ninth-largest town of Slovenia, located in t ...
in
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
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.
Name
Tunjice was attested in historical sources as ''Tevnicz'' in 1306, ''Toͤvnicz'' in 1302, ''Tewnicz'' in 1397, ''Tewcz'' in 1405, and ''Teynitz'' in 1499.
The name is probably derived from the adjective ''*tun'e'' 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift.
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
, dedicated to
Saint Anne
According to apocrypha, as well as Christianity, Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's Gosp ...
, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing
High-Baroque dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
d building. It was commissioned by
Peter Pavel Glavar and built from 1761 to 1766 based on plans by the architect
Lovrenc Prager.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tunjice include:
*
France Stele (1886–1972), art historian and conservation specialist
References
External links
*
Tunjice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik
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