Mirna Peč  is a rural settlement in southeast Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mirna Peč.GeographyMirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of Novo Mesto, the cultural and administrative centre of the traditional region of Lower Carniola, in the heart of the Temenica Valley. Mirna Peč consists of 16 streets: Brezence, Borovje, Češence, Industrijska cesta, Ivanja Vas, Marof, Na hirb, Ob avtocesti, Postja, Prisojna Pot, Rogovila, Rožna Ulica, Šranga, Trg, and Vihre.CultureThe Mirna Peč parish church of Saint Cantianius is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th-century predecessor.Notable peopleNotable people that were born or lived in Mirna Peč include: Anton Bartel (1853–1938), lexicographerFranc Dular (1860–1924), veterinarianKarel Javoršek (1873–1916), composerIvan Kovačič (a.k.a. Efenka) (1921–1963), Partisan and People's Hero of YugoslaviaStane Potočar (a.k.a. Lakar) (1919–1997), Partisan and People's Hero of YugoslaviaMara Rupena (a.k.a. Osolnik) (1918–2003), Partisan and editorZora Rupena (a.k.a. Katja) (1920–1945), PartisanLudvik Starič (1906–1989), motorcyclistAlbert Struna (1901–1982), engineer