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.
Church
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 painted by Janez Gosar (1830–1887).[5] 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.[6]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Media related to Bukovščica at Wikimedia Commons
- Bukovščica on Geopedia
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