Črnomelj (pronounced [tʃəɾˈnoːməl] ⓘ; in older sources also Černomelj,[3] German: Tschernembl[4]) is a town in southeastern Slovenia.

The name is derived from *Čьrnomľь, based on the hypocorism *Čьrnomъ, thus originally meaning 'Črnom's settlement'.

It was first mentioned as Schirnomel in written documents dating to 1228, in a charter issued by the Patriarch of Aquileia.

They served as an example of ruined nobility of 18th century for the German writer Gottlieb August Crüwell (de) and his work Schönwiesen, printed in Berlin in 1911.

The Parish Shed Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče v farovški loži) is located north of town on the edge of a small sinkhole in the woods.

[8][9] The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto.

One, dedicated to Saint Sebastian, is mentioned as a chapel in the early 16th century, but was extended into a church in 1646 after an outbreak of the plague.

The second is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and is a Gothic building first mentioned in documents dating to 1487, but frequently restyled, most recently in 1895.