Črnomelj
Sign in to saveČrnomelj (; in older sources also Černomelj, ) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Črnomelj. It lies on the left bank of the Lahinja and Dobličica rivers. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Čardak, Kočevje, Kozji Plac, Loka, and Nova Loka.
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Place details
- Locality
- Črnomelj
- Region
- Municipality of Črnomelj
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 5,496
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Črnomelj
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sl
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Črnomelj from above, Town center, Holy Spirit Church, St. Peter's Church, Musical School, Bridge into old town
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Črnomelj.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Črnomelj (since 2021).svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Črnomelj in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- White Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Črnomelj
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Črnomelj Municipality
- Population
- +5496
- Area
- +12.9
- Elevation
- +150
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Črnomelj Municipality
- Official website
- www.crnomelj.si
- Image
- Občina Črnomelj.jpg
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- Modern history
- Mass grave
- Recent
- Landmarks
- Gallery
- Culture
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Črnomelj (; in older sources also Černomelj, ) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Črnomelj. It lies on the left bank of the Lahinja and Dobličica rivers. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Čardak, Kočevje, Kozji Plac, Loka, and Nova Loka.
==Name== Črnomelj was first attested in written sources in 1228 as Schirnomel (and as Zernomel in 1263, Zermenli in 1277, and Tscherneml in 1490). The name is derived from *Čьrnomľь, based on the hypocorism *Čьrnomъ, thus originally meaning 'Črnom's settlement'. In the modern German the name was Tschernembl.