Mekinje

Mekinje is a settlement at the confluence of the Kamnik Bistrica and rivers in the in the region of . It is considered a suburb of the town of Kamnik.
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,490 residents
  • Description: settlement in Kamnik municipality, Central Slovenia
  • Also known as: Mekinje, Kamnik

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ursuline Monastery Mekinje and Pokopališče Mekinje.

Monastery
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Cemetery
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a cemetery.

Museum
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevlje and Zduša.

Village
is a settlement on the in the in the region of . It is located approximately 1 kilometre from Kamnik.

Hamlet
is a settlement on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the in the region of . A 16th-century mansion in the settlement, known after its last owners as the Rebolj Mansion, is in a state of rapid deterioration.

Village
is a small settlement in the in the region of .

Mekinje

Latitude
46.23605° or 46° 14′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.61384° or 14° 36′ 50″ east
Population
1,490
Elevation
426 metres (1,398 feet)
Open location code
8FRP6JP7+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243585481
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3195271
Wiki­data ID
Q6810577
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Mekinje” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: Mekinje
  • Cebuano: Mekinje
  • Chechen: Мекине
  • Croatian: Mekinje
  • Dutch: Mekinje
  • French: Mekinje
  • German: Minkendorf
  • German: Münkendorf
  • Irish: Mekinje
  • Polish: Mekinje
  • Romanian: Mekinje, Kamnik
  • Romanian: Mekinje
  • Serbian: Мекиње (Камник)
  • Serbian: Мекиње
  • Slovenian: Mekinje, Kamnik
  • Slovenian: Mekinje
  • Tatar: Мекине
  • Ukrainian: Мекинє

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