Škofja Loka

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Škofja Loka () is a municipality in the Haute-Carniole region in northwestern Slovenia.

Geography

The communal territory is located in the southern part of the Julian Alps. It is located northwest of the capital Ljubljana. The city is crossed by the Selca Sora.

The historic centre of Škofja Loka has been protected since 1987.

Villages
The villages that make up the municipality are Binkelj, Bodovlje, Bukov Vrh nad Visokim, Breznica pod Lubnikom, Brode, Bukovica, Bukovščica, Crngrob, Dorfarje, Draga, Florjan nad Zmincem, Form, Gabrk, Gabrovo, Gabrška Gora, Godešič, Gorenja vas - Reteče, Gosteče, Grenc, Hosta, Knape, Kovski Vrh, Križna Gora, Lenart nad Lušo, Lipica, Log nad Škofjo Loko, Moškrin, Na Logu, Papirnica, Pevno, Podpulfrca, Pozirno, Praprotno, Pungert, Puštal, Reteče, Rovte v Selški dolini, Sopotnica, Sodnja Luša, Stara Loka, Stirpjeje Š, Srvmica, Suvko, Suvko, Suvtš, Suvtek, S

History

With Ptuj and Piran, it is one of the oldest cities in Slovenia, founded by an act of Emperor Otton II of the Holy Empire and Bishop Abraham of Frisingue. Škofja Loka was given the right to keep market in 1248 and urban privilege in 1310. For centuries, the estate was part of the episcopal seigneuries in the Duchy of Carniole.

Devastated by the wars of the earthquake in 1511, the city was largely rebuilt in the , like its castle. After secularization in 1803 it was incorporated into the hereditary territories of the Habsburgs.

Demography
Between 1999 and 2021, the population of the municipality of Škofja Loka increased slightly to exceed the population.

Demographic trends

Heritage
In the village of Crngrob, one can admire a fresco made in 1460 on the facade of his church by Master Bolfang.

The Passion's representation in Škofja Loka has been part of the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity since 2016.

International relations

Matching
Škofja Loka has been a member of the Twelvelage since 2011, a twinning association of 27 cities across the European Union. This active twinning started in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a product market from each of the other countries and festivals.

Altea, Spain
Bad Kötzting, Germany
Bellagio, Italy
Bundoran, Republic of Ireland
Chojna, Poland
Granville, France
Holstebro, Denmark
Houffalize, Belgium
Judenburg, Austria
Karkkila, Finland
Kőszeg, Hungary
Meerssen, Netherlands
Niederanven, Luxembourg
Oxelösund, Sweden
Prienai, Lithuania
Preveza, Greece
Sesimbra, Portugal
Sherborne, England
Sigulda, Latvia
Sušice, Czech Republic
Türi, Estonia
Zvolen, Slovakia
Siret, Romania
Tryavna, Bulgaria
Marsaskala, Malta
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