Skofja Loka
Škofja Loka
| Škofja Loka | |
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| — Town and Municipality — | |
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 Škofja Loka
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 14°18′E / 46.167°N 14.3°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 14°18′E / 46.167°N 14.3°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Miha Ješe |
| Area | |
| - Total | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 22,093 |
| - Density | 152.4/km2 (394.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |
Škofja Loka is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.
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History
The Selška Sora river crossing Škofja Loka.
City center
In 1803 the Prince-bishopric of Freising was mediatised by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and Škofja Loka finally fell to the Austrian duchy of Carniola.
Škofja Loka is the birthplace of the Škofja Loka Passion Play (Latin: Processio locopolitana), the oldest drama text in the Slovene language. It was written in 1721 by the Capuchin Father Romuald (Lovrenc Marusič) and performed only three times in the 18th century and then again in 1999 and 2000, always on Good Friday.
Geography
Settlement and inhabitants of the region
Town square
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Typical Škofja Loka architecture
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Main street
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Art colony
Before the civil war in the former Yugoslavia the Serbian town of Smederevska Palanka and the town of Škofja Loka held art colonies Groharijeva kolonija run by an art teacher from elementary school Olga Milošević in Smederevska Palanka. Now, after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the two towns are twin towns.
Twin cities
Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
Maasmechelen, Belgium
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Categories: Škofja Loka | Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka | Municipalities of Slovenia
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