Mirna (Sava)
The Neuring ( Mirna ) in Carniola, map section, John Dismas Florian Chi sealed, 1744.
The Mirna ( German: Neuring, Neiring, or Neyring ) is a 44 km long right tributary of the Sava River and flows through the historical region of Lower Carniola in Slovenia.
Geography
Course
The headwaters of the Mirna / Neuring rises to 690 meters above sea level, near the hamlet of Velika Goba in the community Litija / Littai. The source area is located in the middle of Save-Hügellandes/Posavsko hribovje. First, the water flows in a southerly direction. After 5 km, the village Moravče pri Gabrovki / Moräutsch, the creek has covered 340 meters in altitude. From here the water meanders in south-easterly direction to pan after a further 5 km to the east.
Just below the village Migolica / Migoutzberg the brook enters the central part of the Mirnatales / Mirnska dolina, an up to 3 km wide basin, in which the larger towns Mirna / Neudegg, Šentrupert / Sankt Ruprecht and Mokronog / Nassenfuß lie.
From the place Pijavice / Piauze the river is again squeezed into a narrow valley. It now happens sometimes in tight turns and loops, this hill country and flows Dolenji Boštanj / sub Save stone into the Sava. Opposite the mouth of the river, 181 m, is under the Styrian town Sevnica / light woods.
Catchment and tributaries
The catchment area of the Mirna / Neuring is approximately 300 square kilometers and carries, as natural geographical region of Slovenia, the name Mirnska Valley.
The main Bachzuläufe and tributaries from the headwaters to the mouth are:
- Left inflows: Gabrovščica, Kamnarica, Homščica, Lipoglavščina, Sotla ( Mirna ), Busenk, Bistrica, Jeseniščica, Pijavški Potok, Hinja, Kamenca, Grahovica.
- Rights inflows: Slepšek, Turnska Cerknica, Cerknica, Dušica, Vejar, Zabrščica, Glinski Potok, Potok Bačji, Savrica, Stajniški Potok, Kanopljin Potok, Potok Tržiški, Sklepnica, Radovan.
History
The river was first mentioned on 15 April 1016 a document issued by Emperor Henry II in Bamberg deed of gift to Count Wilhelm of Sanngau called Nirine. King Conrad II confirmed the Count Wilhelm these donations on May 11, 1025 and as emperor on December 30, 1028.
After the death of Count in 1036 and the area fell to the river Neuring to his wife Hemma and through them the lands came in the year 1043 for facilities at the convent of Gurk, or to the later established there Diocese of Gurk.
Baron Vajkard Valvasor describes the Mirnafluss in his 1689 published work, "The honor concerning the Duchy of Carniola ", with the words: " The Neyring Ouellet bey gallstone / and schweifft several Meilwegs widely / bit / between sows stone and Tarischendorff / sow - power to remedy it does / and / verstaerckt through them /. It stimulates a lot Getreid and Saeg - mills / and leads all sorts of kind of fish. ".