Trebnje | |
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      From top, left to right: Overview of Trebnje, Golia House, Railway station, Castle courtyard, Steam locomotive, View of the town centre with St. Mary's church | |
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  Trebnje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:45°54′37.36″N15°0′31.06″E / 45.9103778°N 15.0086278°E /45.9103778; 15.0086278 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Trebnje |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288.5 m (947 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 3,478 |
| Vehicle registration | NM |
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Trebnje (pronounced[ˈtɾéːbnjɛ]ⓘ,German:Treffen[2]) is a town in southeasternSlovenia.[3] It lies on theTemenica River in the traditional region ofLower Carniola, and is the seat of theMunicipality of Trebnje.[4]
The area was already settled in Antiquity. The modern settlement developed on the main regional road andrailway line fromLjubljana toNovo Mesto.[5] The old town center with the parish church stands slightly raised on the left bank of Temenica River, and the new part extends to the north from the railway line and the regional road toward Novo Mesto.
Trebnje was attested in historical sources in 1163 asTreuen (and asTreven in 1228,Trefen in 1389, andTreben in 1437). The name is believed to be a clipped form ofTrěbьńe selo 'Trěbъ's village', presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place. A less likely theory derives the name from the verb *trěbiti 'to clean, clear (land)', thus referring to an area cleared for settlement.[6] Another hypothesis, considered very unlikely, derives the name from an Old Slavic sacrifice ritual calledtreba 'sacrifice'.[6]
The area was already settled by humans in the Stone Age. In theRoman times, a settlement namedPraetorium Latobicorum was located in the area, along the road linkingEmona andSiscia. After the decline of the Roman Empire, the first mention of Trebnje as a market town dates to 1351, and a proto-parish was mentioned in 1163.
At the end of the 18th century, Trebnje was the seat of the district commissioner. Later it also became the seat of the political, judicial, fiscal, and electoral districts as well as an important station on a regular mail connection between Ljubljana and Karlovac.
Trebnje's economic progress was facilitated by its favorable transport position at the intersection of local roads and a railway. Trebnje remained a small economic center of its agricultural surroundings until the end of Second World War despite this position. After 1958, when it became the center of a municipality and a new road between Ljubljana and Zagreb had been built, Trebnje developed metal, woodworking, textile, and construction industries.
Theparish church in the town is dedicated to theAssumption of Mary and belongs to theRoman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1163. The building dates to the mid-15th century. It wasvaulted in 1645 and extended in the mid-18th century.[7] At the main entrance of the church one can see a Roman stone relief of three busts, and the main altar's painting was made by Matevž Langus. A statue dedicated to Frederic Baraga, a missionary and linguist, stands in front of the church.
Trebnje Castle is a 13th-century castle on the right bank of the Temenica River south of the town centre. It was extended in the 17th and 18th century. It owes its current look to a 19th-century remodelling in thehistoricist style.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1948 | 419 | — |
| 1953 | 434 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 571 | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 878 | +53.8% |
| 1981 | 2,467 | +181.0% |
| 1991 | 2,805 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 3,150 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 3,477 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 3,858 | +11.0% |
| Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. | ||
A railway has connected Trebnje withNovo Mesto andLjubljana since 1894, andwith the town of Sevnica since 1938. Part of the railway towards Sevnica up to the mining settlement ofKrmelj was already built by 1908, although since 1996 Krmelj has not been included on it. Since 2010, theA2 motorway, traversing Slovenia from northwest to southeast, has run past Trebnje.
Notable people that were born or lived in Trebnje include:[9]
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