Skomarje Explained

Official Name:Skomarje
Settlement Type:Village
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:Zreče
Area Total Km2:7.79
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:161
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3945°N 15.3623°W
Elevation M:714
Blank Name:Climate
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Footnotes:[1]

Skomarje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈskoːmaɾjɛ/) is a settlement in the Pohorje Hills northwest of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Zreče in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

History

Until 1994, Skomarje was part of a larger settlement together with what is now Vitanjsko Skomarje. The new municipalities of Zreče and Vitanje were created in 1994, with a border running through Skomarje, and the two parts were both officially named Skomarje - del (literally, 'part of Skomarje'). The settlement in the Municipality of Vitanje was renamed Vitanjsko Skomarje in 1998, and the one in the Municipality of Zreče was named Skomarje. Further adjustments to the territory of the settlement took place 2004.[3]

Church

The local parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Lambert and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a medieval church that was expanded in the 18th century.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.zrece.si Zreče municipal site
  3. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=SKOMARJE&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5265 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Skomarje.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage