Bukovica, Škofja Loka Explained

Official Name:Bukovica
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofja Loka
Area Total Km2:1.89
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:154
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2006°N 14.242°W
Elevation M:395.3
Footnotes:[1]

Bukovica (pronounced as /sl/; German: Wukouza[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Bukovica was attested in written sources in 1291 as Bukkebitz (and as Bukkawitz in 1318 and Wukawicz in 1485). Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[3] In the past the German name was Wukouza.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 115.
  4. Web site: Škofja Loka municipal site . 2008-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811144509/http://apl.e-soft.si/doc/5600/16t-cerkev-flor-kultspom.pdf# . 2011-08-11 . dead .