Mengeš (; german: 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 settlement 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 (german: Großmannsburg
), Mali Mengeš (german: Kleinmannsburg
), and Pristava.
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
The
parish church in the settlement is dedicated to
Archangel Michael.
Mengeš municipal site
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Mengeš include:
* Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703–1774), astronomer, mathematician
*Janez Trdina
Janez Trdina (29 May 1830 – 14 July 1905) was a Slovene writer and historian. The renowned author Ivan Cankar described him as the best Slovene stylist of his period. He was an ardent describer of the Gorjanci Ridge and of the Lower Carniola ...
(1830–1905) writer, historian
*Jurij Andrej Gallenfels (1651–1699), Renaissance humanist
Gallery
File:Mengeš Stare Castle.jpg, Park with castle on the right
References
External links
Mengeš on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mengeš
Cities and towns in Upper Carniola
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