Sveta Barbara Explained

Official Name:Sveta Barbara
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 Km2:8.24
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:159
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1258°N 14.3162°W
Elevation M:621.3
Footnotes:[1]

Sveta Barbara (pronounced as /sl/; German: Sankt Barbara[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Barbara and the settlement is named after it. It is Late Gothic, with the sanctuary dating to 1448. Poorly preserved mid- to late-15th century frescos on the south wall also indicate this date. The main altar dates to 1682 and the bell to 1692. The side altars and the pulpit are from the 18th century.[3]

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. 64.
  3. http://apl.e-soft.si/doc/5808/OS%20gradivo-18cerkva.pdf Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007