Mengeš
Mengeš (Mannsburg) is a town in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mengeš. It is located approximately fifteen kilometers from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.
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Mengeš (Mannsburg) is a town in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mengeš. It is located approximately fifteen kilometers from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.
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Overview
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It includes the hamlets of Zavrti, Veliki Mengeš (Großmannsburg), Mali Mengeš (Kleinmannsburg), and Pristava.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Mengeš • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Slovenia • Subdivision Type1 — Traditional region • Subdivision Name1 — Upper Carniola • Subdivision Type2 — Statistical region • Subdivision Name2 — Central Slovenia • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Mengeš • Area Total Km2 — 13.3 • Population As Of — 2012 • Population Total — 6119 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Elevation M — 315.9
Name
Name
Mengeš was first attested in written sources in 1154–56 as Meingosburg (and as Mengospurch in 1214–20, Mengozesburc in 1226, and Meingospurch in 1243). The Slovene name is a clipped form of Middle High German Meingos(purch), which is a compound of Meingoz (a personal name) + purch 'castle', thus meaning 'castle belonging to Meingoz'. In the past the German name was Mannsburg.
Church
Church
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Archangel Michael.
Notable people
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Mengeš include: • Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703–1774), astronomer, mathematician • Janez Trdina (1830–1905) writer, historian • Jurij Andrej Gallenfels (1651–1699), Renaissance humanist • Ignac Holzapfel (1799–1868), poet • Anton Koblar (1854–1928), historian • Franc Lah (1816–1890), sculptor • Lovro Letnar (1855–1913), schoolmaster • Anton Mrkun (1876–1961), priest and historian • Franc Ropret (1878–1952), sculptor • Miha Stare (1790–1872), businessman • Justina Hermina Pacek (1931–2016), a nurse, photographer, painter, and illustrator
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Gallery
• Illustration — Park with castle on the right
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