Domžale
Sign in to saveDomžale (; ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Domžale in Slovenia. The town lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the Kamnik Bistrica River. It includes the neighborhoods of Zgornje Domžale (; ), Spodnje Domžale (; ), and Študa. Domžale is known today for its small businesses, agriculture, and light industry.
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Key facts
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- Domžale
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- Town
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- From top, left to right: View from afar, Town Hall, Old Firefighter Station, Menačenko Homestead, Assumption of Mary Church
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- Flag of Domžale.svg
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- Coat of arms of Domžale.svg
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- Slovenia
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- Location in Slovenia
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- Country
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- Slovenia
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- Traditional region
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- Upper Carniola
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Domžale
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Domžale
- Population
- +3231
- Area
- +72.3
- Elevation
- +304
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Municipality of Domžale
- Shares border with
- Municipality of Mengeš
- Official website
- www.domzale.si
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Domžale (; ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Domžale in Slovenia. The town lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the Kamnik Bistrica River. It includes the neighborhoods of Zgornje Domžale (; ), Spodnje Domžale (; ), and Študa. Domžale is known today for its small businesses, agriculture, and light industry.
==Name== Domžale was attested in written sources circa 1200–1230 as Domsselsdorf (and as Vnheilden dorf in 1260, Vnsselsdorf in 1302, Vnsersdorf in 1322, Dumsel in 1490, and Damschale in 1558, among other variations.) The medieval German name Unser(s)dorf is derived from (D)unselsdorf, which was presumably borrowed from the Slovene name and from which the initial D- was lost because it was reanalyzed as a definite article. The Slovene name could be reconstructed as *Domžaľe, based on a Slavic personal name such as *Domožalъ and referring to an early inhabitant of the place. Alternatively, the Slovene name may be borrowed from Middle High German Domsell(sdorf), based in turn on a Slavic name such as *Domoslavъ. In the local dialect, the town is referred to as Dumžale. In the past the German name was Domschale.