The Municipality of Škofja Loka (; sl, Občina Škofja Loka) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Škofja Loka Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Geography Škofja Loka lies ...

. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Škofja Loka was subdivided into the municipalities of Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Škofja Loka,

Železniki Železniki (; german: Eisnern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 66–67.) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipal ...

, and

Žiri Žiri ( or ; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. german: Sairach) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the admi ...

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Škofja Loka, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Binkelj * Bodovlje * Breznica pod Lubnikom * Brode * Bukov Vrh nad Visokim *

Bukovica Bukovica may refer to: Croatia *Bukovica, Dalmatia, a geographical region in Croatia * Bukovica, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Topusko * Bukovica, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Rešetari * Nova Bukovica, a village and municipality ...

* Bukovščica *

Crngrob Crngrob (; german: Ehrengruben''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.) is a small village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper ...

* Dorfarje * Draga *

Forme Forme may refer to the following: * Forme (printing), a chase with type locked up ready for printing * Forme, Škofja Loka, a settlement in Slovenia * Forme Tour, a professional golf tour See also * FORM (disambiguation) * Form (disambiguation) ...

* Gabrk *

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* Gabrška Gora * Godešič * Gorenja Vas–Reteče * Gosteče * Grenc *

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* Knape * Kovski Vrh * Križna Gora *

Lipica Lipica may refer to several places: Poland * Lipica, Poland, a village in the Province of Warmia-Masuria Serbia * Lipica (Tutin), a village in the Municipality of Tutin Slovenia * Lipica (border crossing), a border crossing near Lipica ...

* Log nad Škofjo Loko * Moškrin * Na Logu * Papirnica * Pevno * Podpulfrca * Pozirno * Praprotno * Pungert *

Puštal Puštal (; german: Burgstall''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 64.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipali ...

* Reteče * Rovte v Selški Dolini * Ševlje * Sopotnica * Spodnja Luša *

Staniše Staniše (; in older sources also ''Stanišče'', german: Stanische) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Staniše consists of a few isolated farms on a ridge in the Polhov ...

* Stara Loka *

Stirpnik Stirpnik () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It ...

* Strmica * Suha * Svetega Petra Hrib * Sveti Andrej * Sveta Barbara * Sveti Duh * Sveti Florijan nad Škofjo Loko * Sveti Lenart * Sveti Ožbolt * Sveti Tomaž * Trata * Trnje * Valterski Vrh *

Vešter Vešter (; in older sources also ''Bešter'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62. german: Westert) is a settlement in the Municipality ...

* Vincarje * Virlog * Virmaše * Visoko pri Poljanah * Zgornja Luša *

Zminec Zminec (; german: Sminz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 64.) is a village on the left bank of the Poljanska Sora, Poljanščica River ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Škofja Loka on GeopediaŠkofja Loka municipal site
1994 establishments in Slovenia Skofja Loka {{ŠkofjaLoka-geo-stub