Škoflje, Divača

Škoflje (pronounced [ˈʃkoːfljɛ]; Italian: Scoffe[2]) is a village on the Reka River in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3]

Škoflje
Škoflje is located in Slovenia
Škoflje
Škoflje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′18.97″N 14°1′26.52″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
360.6 m (1,183.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total107
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
[1]

Church
Holy Cross Church

The church in Škoflje is dedicated to the Holy Cross. It is a Baroque structure that was remodeled in the 19th century. The church has a square nave and a chancel terminating in a flat wall, and there is a bell gable above the entry on the west side of the church. The church has a Baroque altar with an 1862 painting depicting the Finding of the True Cross by Pavel Künl (1817–1871).[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 305.
  3. Divača municipal site
  4. "Škoflje – Cerkev sv. Križa". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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