Lanišče Explained

Official Name:Lanišče
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofljica
Area Total Km2:1.15
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:228
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9903°N 14.5844°W
Elevation M:319.7
Postal Code:1291
Footnotes:[1]

Lanišče (in Slovenian pronounced as /laˈniːʃtʃɛ/; German: Lanische[2]) is a settlement immediately east of Škofljica in central Slovenia. The Municipality of Škofljica is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlet of Lisičje[4] (German: Gairau).[2]

Lisičje Manor

Lisičje Manor stands in the hamlet of Lisičje, northwest of the village center. The building dates from 1560 and its first known owner was Lenart Merharič. The castle was renovated in the 17th century and a castle garden was created by Lenart Fabjančič-Merharič. Before the Second World War, the castle, which contained an extensive library and valuable paintings, was owned by the Englishwoman Mary Lloyd. Later soldiers were quartered in the building, and after the war it was taken over by the Slovene Ethnographic Museum.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula and belongs to the Parish of Škofljica. It is a 14th-century Gothic building. Fragments of early 15th- and 16th-century frescos are preserved on its interior walls.[5]

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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. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 112–113.
  3. http://www.skofljica.si/ Škofljica municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 417.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage