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Tunjice
TunjiceLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 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 km (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
• Total	246

Tunjice (pronounced [ˈtuːnjitsɛ]; German: Theinitz) 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.

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, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed 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

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 30.
3. Slovenian Tourist Board site
4. "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 442.
6. 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 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2012.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Tunjice at Wikimedia Commons
• Tunjice on Geopedia
• Tunjice Natural Health Resort site Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Municipality of Kamnik
Settlements	Administrative seat: Kamnik Current Bela Bela Peč Bistričica Brezje nad Kamnikom Briše Buč Češnjice v Tuhinju Cirkuše v Tuhinju Črna pri Kamniku Črni Vrh v Tuhinju Gabrovnica Godič Golice Gozd Gradišče v Tuhinju Hrib pri Kamniku Hruševka Jeranovo Kališe Kamniška Bistrica Klemenčevo Kostanj Košiše Kregarjevo Krivčevo Kršič Laniše Laseno Laze v Tuhinju Liplje Loke v Tuhinju Mali Hrib Mali Rakitovec Markovo Mekinje Motnik Nevlje Okrog pri Motniku Okroglo Oševek Pirševo Podbreg Podgorje Podhruška Podjelše Podlom Podstudenec Poljana Poreber Potok Potok v Črni Praproče v Tuhinju Pšajnovica Ravne pri Šmartnem Rožično Rudnik pri Radomljah Sela pri Kamniku Sidol Šmarca Šmartno v Tuhinju Smrečje v Črni Snovik Soteska Sovinja Peč Špitalič Spodnje Palovče Spodnje Stranje Srednja Vas pri Kamniku Stahovica Stara Sela Stebljevek Stolnik Studenca Trebelno pri Palovčah Trobelno Tučna Tunjice Tunjiška Mlaka Vaseno Velika Lašna Velika Planina Veliki Hrib Veliki Rakitovec Vir pri Nevljah Vodice nad Kamnikom Volčji Potok Vranja Peč Vrhpolje pri Kamniku Žaga Zagorica nad Kamnikom Zajasovnik Zakal Zavrh pri Črnivcu Zduša Zgornje Palovče Zgornje Stranje Zgornji Motnik Zgornji Tuhinj Znojile Žubejevo Županje Njive Former Bakovnik Dolina Duplica Fužine Jastroblje Mala Ravan Nadlistnik Nova Ravan Novi Trg Perovo Peteržilje Reber Slape Spodnji Okrog Žale Zaprice Zgornji Okrog
Landmarks	Big Pasture Plateau Kamnik Bistrica Valley Kamnik Parish Church Little Castle Menina Pasture Plateau Nevljica Snovik Spa St. Primus' Church Tuhinj Valley Tunjice Natural Health Resort Volčji Potok Arboretum Zaprice Castle
Notable people	Fran Albreht France Balantič Rudolf Maister Francis Xavier Pierz Jakob Savinšek

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