Bukovščica
Bukovščica | |
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  Bukovščica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′26.42″N 14°15′44.16″E / 46.2240056°N 14.2622667°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Škofja Loka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447.2 m (1,467.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 139 |
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Bukovščica (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔu̯ʃtʃitsa]; previously Klemen or Sveti Klemen,[2] German: Sankt Clementis[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
[edit]Bukovščica includes the hamlets of Hrib, Dunaj, Laško, and Plana. The name Laško is unrelated to the adjective laški 'Italian; Romance-speaking' (cf. Laško). Instead, it is derived from the common noun laz 'grassy clearing'.[4] Because the name Laško was misunderstood as meaning 'Italy', the nearby hamlet of Dunaj (literally 'Vienna') was given its name as a jocular counterpart.[4]
Church
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The local church is dedicated to Saint Clement.[5] Its rectangular nave indicates Romanesque origins, but the church was rebuilt several times. There is a fresco of Saint Christopher on the south wall of the sanctuary painted by Janez Gosar (1830–1887).[6] Some of the frescoes were painted by Jernej of Loka. The main altar dates to 1851, and the Stations of the Cross are by Leopold Layer.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Pegam, Ana & Janez Pirnat. 2003. "Analiza sprememb kulturne krajine v katastrski občini Bukovščica." Gozdarski vestnik 61(4): 183–194, p. 184.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.
- ^ a b Planina, France (1976). Škofja Loka s Poljansko in Selško dolino. Škofja Loka: Muzejsko društvo Škofja Loka. p. 146.
- ^ Parish of Bukovščica (in Slovene)
- ^ Odlok o razglasitvi cerkve sv. Klemena v Bukovščici za kulturni spomenik lokalnega pomena. 2007. Uradni list RS 68/2007 (July 30).
- ^ Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Bukovščica at Wikimedia Commons- Bukovščica on Geopedia
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