Miren

Miren (; ) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle () rises above the settlement to the south.

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Place details

Locality: Miren
Region: Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 1,460
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Miren
Settlement.image_skyline: Mirenskigrad1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Miren with Miren Castle from the Karst Plateau
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Miren - Kostanjevica.gif
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Miren-Kostanjevica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.48
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 1506

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1491
Area: 2.48
Elevation: 50.3
Image: Mirenskigrad1.jpg
Dialing code: 05

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Commons category: Miren
postal code: 5291
female population: 756
male population: 735

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==Name== The settlement was attested in written sources in 1494 as Merinach an der Wippach, and in 1523 as Japinitz oder Merina. The name is believed to have arisen through ellipsis of a noun phrase (e.g., *miren grad 'walled castle'), leaving the adjective *miren 'walled' (