Mokronog-Trebelno

Mokronog-Trebelno
The village of Sveti Vrh in the Mokronog-Trebelno municipality
Location of the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′N 15°08′E / 45.933°N 15.133°E / 45.933; 15.133Coordinates: 45°56′N 15°08′E / 45.933°N 15.133°E / 45.933; 15.133
Country	Slovenia
Government
- Mayor	Anton Maver
Area
- Total	71 km2 (27.4 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
- Total	2,844
- Density	40.1/km2 (103.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Mokronog-Trebelno is a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality was created in 2006 when it seceded from the Trebnje municipality. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.

Tombs dating to the Early Iron Age have been discovered on a number of sites in the municipality.^[2] The town of Mokronog was first mentioned in 1137 A.D., and acquired market rights in 1279. In around 1340, a wall was built around the town, of which only a tower now remains. The town suffered severely from Ottoman raids in the 16th and 17th century and it lost most of its population. It regained some of its former importance only in early 19th century when it became a center of leather industry. The leather factory was completely destroyed in 1943 by a Nazi air strike.^{[citation needed]}

Notable locals include the early 19th century philologist Franc Serafin Metelko and the long distance swimmer Martin Strel.

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ "EŠD 26511, 23731, 26512, 26605, 26493, 26611, 26508, 26603" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=26511&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 

External links

• Mokronog-Trebelno Municipality website
• Mokronog-Trebelno Municipality at Geopedia