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<h2 id="name">Name</h2> <p>Mozirje was mentioned in written sources in 1146 as <i>Mosiri</i> (and as <i>Prossperch</i> in 1231, <i>Moziri</i> in 1241, and <i>Prasperch</i> in 1391). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun <i>mozirje</i> 'swamp' and refers to the local geography.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> In the past the German name was <i>Prassberg</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="church">Church</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Parish_church/AfPvuMe7">parish church</a> in the town is dedicated to <a href="/facts/Saint_George/V83j5eTj">Saint George</a> (<a href="/facts/Slovene_language/09YPyUQr">Slovene</a>: <i>sveti Jurij</i>) and belongs to the <a href="/facts/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Celje/fbTHXnno">Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje</a>. It was first mentioned in written documents dated to 1241. The current building dates to 1754.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="notable-people">Notable people</h2> <p>Notable people that were born or lived in Mozirje include: </p> <ul><li>Janez Goličnik (1737–1807), beekeeper<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Media related to Mozirje at Wikimedia Commons</li> <li><a href="https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2967_x1665268.6629619016_y5834765.666084678_s15_b2345">Mozirje on Geopedia</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Mozirje municipal site <a href="http://www.mozirje.si" target="_blank">http://www.mozirje.si</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 273. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3187 <a href="http://rkd.situla.org/" target="_blank">http://rkd.situla.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254. <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>