Brode, Škofja Loka

Brode (pronounced [bɾɔˈdeː]; in older sources also Brodi,[2] German: Wrodech[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Brode
Brode
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′21.78″N 14°15′17.94″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
367.2 m (1,204.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total148
[1]

Name

Brode was attested in written sources in 1291 as Furten and in villa Fůrten (and again as Furten in 1318 and Furtten circa 1400). The name is originally a plural accusative of the Slovene common noun brod 'ford, shallow river crossing' and thus refers to a local geographical feature.[3] In the past the German name was Wrodech.[2]

Church
Saint Thomas' Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas. It is a late Gothic church and originally had a flat ceiling which was vaulted in the 18th century. Remains of frescos from the mid-16th century by the painter Jernej of Loka can be seen, depicting the Last Judgment, The Crucifixion, Saint George and the Dragon, and the Sacrifice of Isaac. The main altar dates to 1774.[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. 64.
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 83.
  4. Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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