Virmaše

Virmaše
Virmaše Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′45.71″N 14°19′37.26″E / 46.1793639°N 14.3270167°ECoordinates: 46°10′45.71″N 14°19′37.26″E / 46.1793639°N 14.3270167°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	1.65 km^2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation	362.6 m (1,189.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	512
[1]

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

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 and Založba ZRC, p. 458.
4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 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.

External links

• Virmaše at Geopedia