Municipality of Tržič
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Tržič Občina Tržič | |
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| Town and Municipality | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Tržič in Slovenia | |
  Tržič
Location of the Town of Tržič in Slovenia
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| Coordinates: 46°22′N 14°19′E / 46.367°N 14.317°ECoordinates: 46°22′N 14°19′E / 46.367°N 14.317°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Borut Sajovic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155.4 km2 (60.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 15,851 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Tržič (pronounced [təɾˈʒitʃ] (
listen); German: Neumarktl) is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia, close to the Austrian border. As of 2007 the town had a population of 15,851.
The town is located within the historic Upper Carniola region on the Tržič Bistrica River, a left tributary of the Sava. In the north, the road leads up to the Loibl Pass in the Karawanks mountain range, the border with the Austrian state of Carinthia.
A first settlement named Forum in Lubelino was founded on the Roman road that ran from the ancient city of Emona (in present-day Ljubljana) via Loibl Pass to Virunum and the Zollfeld plain in the Noricum province (present-day Carinthia). After a massive landslide caused by an earthquake, the original settlement was destroyed and many people moved down the valley to establish a new village named Neumarktl where Tržič is now located (these events are the basis of the legend about the origin of Tržič).
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