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 (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. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Mengeš include: Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703–1774), astronomer, mathematician Janez Trdina (1830–1905) writer, historian Jurij Andrej Gallenfels (1651–1699), Renaissance humanist Ignac Holzapfel (1799–1868), poet Anton Koblar (1854–1928), historian Franc Lah (1816–1890), sculptor Lovro Letnar (1855–1913), schoolmaster Anton Mrkun (1876–1961), priest and historian Franc Ropret (1878–1952), sculptor Miha Stare (1790–1872), businessman Gallery References External links Mengeš on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Mengeš Cities and towns in Upper Carniola