Škale Explained

Official Name:Škale
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Velenje
Area Total Km2:6.7
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:843
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3899°N 15.0999°W
Elevation M:456.3
Footnotes:[1]

Škale (pronounced as /sl/, German: Skalis[2] [3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies just north of the town of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[4]

The former parish church, dedicated to Saint George, was demolished on September 27, 1951 (when the bell tower was dynamited).[5] [6] A new smaller filial church dedicated to Saint Joseph was built in 1976 in a new location. It belongs to Saint Martin's Parish in Velenje.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 272.
  3. Book: Die Steiermark im Spätmittelalter. Gerhard Pferschy. Historischer Verein f. Steiermark. 756.
  4. http://www.velenje.si Velenje municipal site
  5. Book: Damijan Kljajič . Ravnikar . Tone . Zbirka Šaleški razgledi 3 . 1989 . Kulturni center Ivan Napotnik . Velenje . 114 . May 22, 2023 . Škale v prvi polovici 20. stoletja.
  6. Web site: Grajska kapela . Muzej Velenje . Muzej Velenje . May 22, 2023.