Bukovščica

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.

Bukovščica
Bukovščica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′26.42″N 14°15′44.16″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation
447.2 m (1,467.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total139
[1]

Church
View from southwest
Fresco
Saint Clement's 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
  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 (in Slovene)
  5. Odlok o razglasitvi cerkve sv. Klemena v Bukovščici za kulturni spomenik lokalnega pomena. 2007. Uradni list RS 68/2007 (July 30).
  6. 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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