Miren
| Miren | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Miren | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′46.15″N 13°36′25.9″E / 45.8961528°N 13.607194°ECoordinates: 45°53′46.15″N 13°36′25.9″E / 45.8961528°N 13.607194°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Miren–Kostanjevica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50.3 m (165.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,498 |
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Miren (Italian: Merna[2]) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy.[3] The hill known as Miren Castle (Slovene: Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to the south.
Name
The settlement was first attested in written sources in 1494 as Merinach an der Wippach, and in 1523 as Japinitz oder Merina. The name is belied to have arisen through ellipsis of a noun phrase (e.g., *miren grad 'walled castle'), leaving the adjective *miren 'walled' (< *myrьnъ). If so, the name refers to the walls of Miren Castle above the settlement. A less likely theory derives the name from *Marijin 'Mary's', referring to the pilgrimage church above the settlement.[4]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. It was built between 1827 and 1828.[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Görz und Gradisca 1911 - K.u.K. Militärgeographisches Institut - 1:75 000 - ZONE 22 - KOL IX
- ↑ Miren–Kostanjevica municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 263.
- ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
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