Suha, Škofja Loka Explained

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.

Church

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Suha include:

External links

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. 62.
  3. Web site: Novomeški škof msgr. Andrej Glavan . The Bishop of Novo Mesto, Msgr. Andrej Glavan . 30 July 2014 . Slovene Bishops' Conference.
  4. http://www.skofjaloka.si/en/znamenitostiokolice.asp?id=1&subid=4 Škofja Loka municipal site
  5. http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200166&stevilka=3543 Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia 9 August 2001
  6. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-U3E7K7HR/0e56b91a-156f-415e-aefe-ad4b9eea4246/PDF Steska, Viktor. 1909. "Ahacij Stržinar: Slovenski pisatelj (1676–1741)." Izvestja Muzejskega društva za Kranjsko 19(2): 65–68.