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MUNICIPALITY OF ŠKOFJA LOKAwww.skofjaloka.si
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
SLOVENIASLOVENIA
The territory of Slovenia is divided into four basic types of landscapes:
• Alpine in the north
• Mediterranean in the south-west
• Dinaric in the south• Pannonian in the east.
SLOVENIASLOVENIASource: Geographic Institute (ZRC-SAZU)Source: Geographic Institute (ZRC-SAZU)
SLOVENIASLOVENIA
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. It has many important Baroque and Vienna Secession buildings, with several important works of the native born architect Jose Plecnik.
More than 28 million visitors have visited the Cave of Postojna, while a 15-minute ride from it is the Skocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
SLOVENIASLOVENIA
Other attractions include the Julian mount with picturesque Lake Bled and the Sosa Valley; it is as well as the nation's highest peak, Mount Triglav (2864 m).
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
Airports close to Škofja Loka Ljubljana / Brnik, 15.1 km away.
Klagenfurt / Austria (61.9km)Trieste / Italy (87.1km)Portoroz / Slovenia (108.9km)Rijeka / Croatia (124.6km)
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
The thousand-year-old city by the confluence of the two Sora rivers in the heart of the Škofja Loka hills
• is the economic,
• administrative and
• cultural center of the region
22.000 inhabitants
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
Visitors will find many impressive sights:• the Škofja Loka castle• the old town hall, the Žigon house• the Špital house • Kašča (the Garner)• the Capuchin bridge.
Today, the castle houses the collections of the city museum where the historical, cultural, artistic, ethnological and natural wonders of the area can be admired.
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
In the surrounding area: Crngrob (Lady Day's Church)
The village is known mostly for its pilgrimage church, one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic
architecture in Slovenia. Its front is embellished with exceptionally preserved frescoes from the 15th century.
ŠKOFJA LOKAŠKOFJA LOKA
In the surrounding area:
the Tavčar homestead at Visoko
Visoko is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka – very known writer and politician Ivan Tavčar and his best known work
The Visoko Chronicles.
PARTNER TOWNSPARTNER TOWNS
Austria / Sele na Koroškem – 1972
Serbia / Smederevska Palanka - 1973
Italia / Medicina - 1974
Savogna d’Isonzo – 1978
Belgium / Maasmechelen - 1999
Germany / Freising - 2004
Czech Republic / Tabor - 2006
FRIENDSHIP MUNICIPALITEIS:
Austria-Obervellach and Ireland-Carlow
PARTNER COOPERATIONPARTNER COOPERATION
MEDIEVAL EVENTS: Škofja Loka – HISTORIAL ŠKOFJA LOKA 2011
Medicina - Il BARBAROSA
Tabor – TABORSKE SETKANI
TOWN TWINNIG PROJECTS - Europe for Citizens2009, 2010, 2011
SCHOOL EXCHANGES Obervellach – primary school pupils - 2009
Tabor – secondary school students – 2008, 2009, 2010
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
• FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
• GRAMMAR SCHOOL
• SCHOOL CENTRE
FOR TECHNICAL SCIENCES