| Mount Mirna | |
| Elevation M: | 1042.7 |
| Map: | Slovenia |
| Label Position: | right |
| Location: | Slovenia |
| Coordinates: | 45.6322°N 15.0942°W |
Mount Mirna (Slovenian: Mirna gora, German: Friedensberg, Friedbüchel),[1] literally ‘peaceful mountain’, is a mountain in the eastern part of Kočevje Rog.[2] It is located above the settlement of Planina and is the highest point in the traditional White Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
The name of the mountain was attested as Fridt Püchl (literally, 'peace mountain') in 1754.[3] Traditional explanations of the name are connected with the function of the church that once stood there or the idea that it was spared from Ottoman attacks.[4] However, like other Slovenian toponyms that seem to contain the adjective miren 'peaceful', it may also be derived from miren 'walled' (e.g., Miren) or through dissimilation from the verb *nyrati 'to arise from the ground' (e.g., the Mirna River or Mirna Peč).[5]
A church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, dating from 1793, formerly stood on Mount Mirna.[6] It was a pilgrimage church where people prayed for storms to be turned away. The church was burned in 1942,[2] and the bell tower is now used as a viewing platform.
Today Mount Mirna is a popular hiking destination. The Mount Mirna Lodge (Slovenian: Planinski dom na Mirni gori) is located 10 m below the summit,[7] and the summit itself offers good views of White Carniola and the Kolpa Valley.[8]