Virmaše

Virmaše (pronounced [ˈʋiːɾmaʃɛ]; German: Ermern[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Virmaše
Virmaše
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′45.71″N 14°19′37.26″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation
362.6 m (1,189.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total512
[1]

Name

The settlement was attested in written sources in 1286 as Erenbrehen (and as Erinrich in 1291, Ernnechen and Ermbrechen before 1392, Ernwrehen in 1395, Emerhern in 1421, and Ermerhern in 1428). The Slovene name is a fused prepositional phrase, from *v Ermaše. The initial *Ver- changed to Vir- as a regular sound change in the local dialect. The root of the Slovene name is the accusative plural demonym *Erm(r)ašane, derived from the toponym *Ermrah. This was borrowed into Slovene from Middle High German *Eren-rîch, a compound originally meaning 'rich in honor'.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Virmaše include:

  • Gašper Porenta (1870–1930), painter[4]
  • France Mihelič (1907–1998), painter[4]
  • Stane Mihelič (1906–2005), Slavic specialist, education specialist, and beekeeper[4][5]
  • Viktor Volčjak (1913–1987), physician[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 458.
  4. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 383–384.
  5. Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 256.


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