Mengeš


Mengeš 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, Mali Mengeš, and Pristava.

Name

Mengeš was first attested in written sources in 1154–56 as Meingosburg. The Slovene name is a clipped form of Middle High German Meingos, which is a compound of Meingoz + 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.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Mengeš include: