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

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]

Name

Tunjice was attested in historical sources as Tevnicz in 1306, Toͤvnicz in 1302, Tewnicz in 1397, Tewcz in 1405, and Teynitz in 1499.^[4]^[5] The name is probably derived from the adjective *tun'e 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift.^[5]

Church

View from south

Interior

Saint Anne's 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.^[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tunjice include:

France Stele (1886–1972), art historian and conservation specialist

References

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