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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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Slovenia
Located in
Miren–Kostanjevica Municipality
Population
1491
Area
2.48
Elevation
50.3
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Mirenskigrad1.jpg
Dialing code
05
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Commons category
Miren
different from
Merna
postal code
5291
female population
756
male population
735
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Church
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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.

==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' (

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