Mirna Peč (; ) is a rural settlement in southeast Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mirna Peč.
Geography Mirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of Novo Mesto, the cultural and administrative centre of the traditional region of Lower Carniola, in the heart of the Temenica Valley. Mirna Peč consists of 16 streets: Brezence, Borovje, Češence, Industrijska cesta, Ivanja Vas, Marof, Na hirb, Ob avtocesti, Postja, Prisojna Pot, Rogovila, Rožna Ulica, Šranga, Trg, and Vihre.
Culture The Mirna Peč parish church of Saint Cantianius is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th-century predecessor.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Mirna Peč include: Anton Bartel (1853–1938), lexicographer Franc Dular (1860–1924), veterinarian Karel Javoršek (1873–1916), composer Ivan Kovačič (a.k.a. Efenka) (1921–1963), Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia Stane Potočar (a.k.a. Lakar) (1919–1997), Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia Mara Rupena (a.k.a. Osolnik) (1918–2003), Partisan and editor Zora Rupena (a.k.a. Katja) (1920–1945), Partisan Lojze Slak (1932–2011), musician Ludvik Starič (1906–1989), motorcyclist Albert Struna (1901–1982), engineer
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External links
Mirna Peč on Geopedia