Črnomelj
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 Črnomelj
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| Coordinates: 45°34′25.57″N 15°11′39.2″E / 45.5737694°N 15.194222°ECoordinates: 45°34′25.57″N 15°11′39.2″E / 45.5737694°N 15.194222°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Črnomelj |
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| • Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 5,765 |
| • Density | 448/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Črnomelj (pronounced [tʃəɾˈnoːməl]; in older sources also Černomelj,German: Tschernembl,Italian: Cernomegli) 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.
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.
Until 1918, the Austro-Hungarian postal service used the bilingual names Tschernembl – Černomelj. The German name alone was used by the postal service before 1867.
Archaeological evidence has shown that the area has been settled since from the late Bronze Age onwards with the settlement gradually developing through the Iron Age. The exact year of the destruction of the Iron Age settlement by Romans is not known. Evidence indicates that it was destroyed either during Octavians campaign against the Illyrians between 35 and 33 BC, Tiberius's campaign in Pannonia in 12 to 9 BC, or in the Great Illyrian revolt of 6 to 9 AD; that is, in the time span between 35 BC and 9 AD.
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