Official Name: | Suha |
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: | 0.49 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 158 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1646°N 14.3241°W |
Elevation M: | 341.5 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Suha (pronounced as /sl/; German: Zauchen[2]) is a village just outside Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is an old settlement, with its earliest mention in documents dating to AD 973.
There are a number of interesting architectural monuments in the centre of the village, but Suha is best known for its parish church (until 1975 belonging to the Parish of Škofja Loka)[3] dedicated to John the Baptist. It has a Gothic star-vaulted chancel. Frescos from the mid-15th century survive, painted by the unnamed painter known as the Master of Suha, known to have worked in a number of other local churches, but named after his work in this church because it is one of the best examples of his work. There are also 16th-century frescos by Jernej of Loka in the church.[4] The well-preserved frescos are some of the most important in Slovenia and the church has been listed as a monument of national importance.[5]
Notable people that were born or lived in Suha include: