Sveti Duh, Škofja Loka

Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx]; German: Heiligengeist[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Sveti Duh
Sveti Duh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′20.21″N 14°19′32.04″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation
368.8 m (1,210.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total930
[1]

Church
Holy Spirit Church

The church in the centre of the village is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. It is Gothic in its origins with the original sanctuary surviving, but was largely rebuilt in 1856. Some 15th-century frescos survive in the sanctuary and the belfry is from the 17th century. The high altar is from 1667, but was extensively renovated and repainted in 1860, when the two side altars were also made.[3]

References
  1. 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. Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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