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Mengeš
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Also known as Mannsburg, Menges

Mengeš (; ) is a town 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.

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Place details

Locality
Mengeš
Region
Municipality of Mengeš
Country
Slovenija
Population
6,112
Timezone
Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Mengeš
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_caption
From top, left to right: Overview of Mengeš, Archangel Michael Church, Former Melodija factory, St. Mary Column, Bell Tower, Park and the Castle
Settlement.image_shield
Grb Občine Mengeš.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Central Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Mengeš
Settlement.area_total_km2
13.3
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
6119

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Wikidata facts

Population
6918
Area
13.3
Elevation
324
Image
Menges Slovenia.jpg
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Commons category
Mengeš
female population
3371
male population
3547
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Mengeš (; ) is a town 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 (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.

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