Škofljica

Škofljica
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Carniola / Dolenjska
Statistical region	Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia)
Coordinates	45 ° 59 ′  N , 14 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 15 ″  N , 14 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  E
surface	43.3  km²
Residents	8,282 (2008)
Population density	191 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	1291
License Plate	LJ
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Boštjan Rigler
Website	www.skofljica.si

Škofljica (German: Frauenberg near Laibach ) is a municipality in the Dolenjska region in Slovenia .

Location and inhabitants

8,282 people live in the total community, which consists of 19 villages and hamlets. The main town Škofljica has 1,988 inhabitants and is located at an altitude of 305 m. The municipality is located 10 km southeast of the capital Ljubljana (German: Laibach) on the southeastern edge of the Ljubljansko barje , the Ljubljana moor.

Districts of the entire municipality

• Brezje nad Pijavo Gorico , (German: "Birkendorf")
• Dole pri Škofljici , (German: "Thull in der Krain")
• Drenik , (German: "Drönig")
• Glinek , (German: "Glinegg")
• Gorenje Blato , (German: "Obermoos in der Oberkrain")
• Gradišče nad Pijavo Gorico , (German: "Plankenstein in der Oberkrain")
• Gumnišče , (German: "Weißkirchen in der Oberkrain")
• Klada , (German: "Neudach")
• Lanišče , (German: "Harland")
• Lavrica , (German: "Lauerz in der Oberkrain")
• Orle , (German: "Adlersdorf")
• Pijava Gorica , (German: "Piautzbüchel")
• Pleše , (German: "Plesche")
• Reber pri Škofljici , (German: "Reber bei Frauenberg")
• Smrjene , (German: "Sankt Maria")
• Škofljica , (German: "Frauenberg bei Laibach")
• Vrh nad Želimljami , (German: "mountain")
• Zalog pri Škofljici , (German: "Breitenau in der Oberkrain")
• Želimlje (German: "Schlimlach")

history

The area was inhabited since prehistoric times, as excavations in Molnik show. The remains of pile dwelling settlements have also been found in the Ljubljana bog. Their age is estimated to be 6,000 years.

Web links

Commons : Škofljica  - collection of images

• Website of the municipality Slovene
• Information about Škofljica