Bukovščica

Bukovščica
Bukovščica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′26.42″N 14°15′44.16″E / 46.2240056°N 14.2622667°ECoordinates: 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
[1]

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.

The local church is dedicated to Saint Clement.[4] 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. 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pegam, Ana & Janez Pirnat. 2003. "Analiza sprememb kulturne krajine v katastrski občini Bukovščica." Gozdarski vestnik 61(4): 183–194, p. 184.
  3. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.
  4. ↑ Parish of Bukovščica (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007

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