Bukovščica
Geography
Bukovščica includes the hamlets of Hrib, Dunaj, Laško, and Plana. The name Laško is unrelated to the adjective laški 'Italian; Romance-speaking' (cf. Laško). Instead, it is derived from the common noun laz 'grassy clearing'. Because the name Laško was misunderstood as meaning 'Italy', the nearby hamlet of Dunaj (literally 'Vienna') was given its name as a jocular counterpart.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Clement. 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). 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.
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.
- ^ Planina, France (1976). Škofja Loka s Poljansko in Selško dolino. Škofja Loka: Muzejsko društvo Škofja Loka. p. 146.
- ^ 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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