Mozirje

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Mozirje ({{IPA|sl|mɔˈziːɾjɛ|pron}}; {{langx|de|Prassberg}}Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.) is a small town on the Savinja River in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mozirje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[http://www.mozirje.si Mozirje municipal site]

Name

Mozirje was mentioned in written sources in 1146 as Mosiri (and as Prossperch in 1231, Moziri in 1241, and Prasperch in 1391). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun mozirje 'swamp' and refers to the local geography.{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=273}} In the past the German name was Prassberg.

Church

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint George ({{langx|sl|sveti Jurij}}) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dated to 1241. The current building dates to 1754.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number ešd 3187

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Mozirje include:

  • Janez Goličnik (1737–1807), beekeeperBokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.

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