Ihan (; german: Jauchen)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18. is a settlement in the

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in the

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region of

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. The settlement used to be part of the Krumperk lordship. Today it is known for its

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, which is the largest in Slovenia.

Name

Ihan was attested in written records in 1228 as ''Uichan'' (and as ''Iouchan'' in 1296, ''Jowchan'' in 1330, ''Jawchan'' in 1347, and ''Yawch'' in 1458). The Slovene name was originally ''*Juhan'', as indicated by the German transcriptions. The toponym is likely derived from a Slavic personal name such as ''*Vojuxanъ'' and unrelated to the German name ''Johann''. In the past the German name was ''Jauchen''.

Church

The parish church in Ihan stands in the northeast part of the village. It is dedicated to

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...

. There is a cemetery next to the church.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ihan include: * (1881–1944), linguist and grammarian * Mihael Kavka (1809–1873), painter * Bogdan Jordan (1917–1942), geographer *

Ivan Pengov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

(1879–1932), sculptor''Slovenski biografski leksikoni'': Ivan Pengov.

References

External links

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Ihan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Domžale {{Domžale-geo-stub