Municipality of Mengeš

{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}

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| name = Municipality of Mengeš

| native_name = Občina Mengeš

| native_name_lang = sl

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Menges1.jpg

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| image_shield = Coat of arms of Mengeš.png

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| image_map = Obcine Slovenija 2006 Menges.svg

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| map_caption = Location of the Municipality of Mengeš in Slovenia

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Town of Mengeš in Slovenia

| coordinates = {{coord|46|10|N|14|34|E|region:SI_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Slovenia}}

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| leader_party = Independent

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Franc Jerič

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 22.5

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| population_footnotes = [http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2012]

| population_total = 7407

| population_as_of = 2012

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +01

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +02

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The Municipality of Mengeš ({{IPA|sl|ˈmeːŋɡəʃ|pron|Sl-Menges.oga}}; {{langx|sl|Občina Mengeš}}) is a municipality in the eastern part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Mengeš. It is located approximately fifteen kilometers from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. Mengeš became a municipality in 1995.[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 }}