Mengeš
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Mengeš ({{IPA|sl|ˈmèːŋɡəʃ|pron|Sl-Menges.oga}}; {{langx|de|Mannsburg}}Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.) 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. It includes the hamlets of Zavrti, Veliki Mengeš ({{langx|de|Großmannsburg}}), Mali Mengeš ({{langx|de|Kleinmannsburg}}), and Pristava.{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 |date=1971 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |pages=94–96}}
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'.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 259. In the past the German name was Mannsburg.
Church
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| caption1 = View from south
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The parish church in the town is dedicated to Archangel Michael.[http://www.menges.si/cgi-bin/pccms.cgi?page=95 Mengeš municipal site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005232118/http://www.menges.si/cgi-bin/pccms.cgi?page=95 |date=2011-10-05 }}
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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{{historical populations|25=1948|26=2115|27=1953|28=2242|29=1961|30=2766|31=1971|32=3240|33=1981|34=4193|35=1991|36=5200|37=2002|38=5557|39=2011|40=6112|41=2021|42=7010|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}
Gallery
File:Mengeš Stare Castle.jpg|Park with castle on the right
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Mengeš}}
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2033_x1620064.0113559566_y5807352.2525305785_s14_b2345 Mengeš on Geopedia]
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Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Mengeš
Category:Cities and towns in Upper Carniola
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