Ihan (; )''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

Municipality of Domžale The Municipality of Domžale (, ) is a municipality in the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Domžale. Geography The municipality lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the Kamnik Bist ...

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 pig

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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 (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

. 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 (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