Mount Mirna
Mountain in the country of Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Mirna (Slovene: Mirna gora, ‹See Tfd›German: Friedensberg, Friedbüchel),[1] literally ‘peaceful mountain’, is a mountain in the eastern part of Kočevje Rog.[2] It is located above the settlement of Planina and is the highest point in the traditional White Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
| Mount Mirna | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of Saint Francis Xavier Church at the summit of Mount Mirna | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,042.7 m (3,421 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°37′56″N 15°5′39″E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Mirna | |
The name of the mountain was attested as Fridt Püchl (literally, 'peace mountain') in 1754.[3] Traditional explanations of the name are connected with the function of the church that once stood there or the idea that it was spared from Ottoman attacks.[4] However, like other Slovenian toponyms that seem to contain the adjective miren 'peaceful', it may also be derived from miren 'walled' (e.g., Miren) or through dissimilation from the verb *nyrati 'to arise from the ground' (e.g., the Mirna River or Mirna Peč).[5]
A church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, dating from 1793, formerly stood on Mount Mirna.[6] It was a pilgrimage church where people prayed for storms to be turned away. The church was burned in 1942,[2] and the bell tower is now used as a viewing platform.
Today Mount Mirna is a popular hiking destination. The Mount Mirna Lodge (Slovene: Planinski dom na Mirni gori) is located 10 m below the summit,[7] and the summit itself offers good views of White Carniola and the Kolpa Valley.[8]
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