Interesting things
News and stories from the team at TripTip
25/05/2020
Ivan Grohar in Škofja Loka – “The Birthplace of Modern Slovenian Art”
The Slovene painter Ivan Grohar, the most important of the Slovene Impressionists, belongs to the very top of Slovene fine art of the 20th century. He visibly influenced the [...]
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24/05/2020
Mayor of Škofja Loka, Tine Radinja
He was born on may 11, 1980. He is a partner, a father of two, and is living in Škofja Loka all his life. He studied philosophy in Ljubljana [...]
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24/05/2020
More Than 1000 Years of History
In 973, the lordship of Škofja Loka was granted by Emperor Otto II to the Bishops of Freising, and for the next one thousand years the history of the [...]
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24/05/2020
River Twins: Poljanska Sora & Selška Sora
Poljanska Sora (also Poljanščica) is the right tributary of the river Sora, which merges with Selška Sora in Škofja Loka. It originates as an insignificant stream in the northern [...]
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24/05/2020
Kloštergajst – Local Spirit
Kloštrgajst is an alcoholic beverage made up of about 40 different plants and cosists about 40 vol.% of alcohol, making it “80m proof”. In Škofja Loka it was originally [...]
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24/05/2020
Škofja Loka – The Town of Millionaires
Škofja Loka is the richest Slovenian municipality and has the highest number of millionaires. Among 100 richest Slovenians, 19 of them are from Škofja Loka. They run big companies [...]
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24/05/2020
A Black Man’s Portrait in Town’s Coat of Arms
The legend says that a landowner Abraham from Bavaria, has been traveling through the Poljanska Valley with his servant, a black man. In the dark forests, they encountered a [...]
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22/05/2020
Jan Oblak – The Goalkeper of Atletico Madrid
Jan Oblak is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Slovenian National Team. Oblak signed for Portuguese club Benfica at the [...]
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07/01/2019
The Castle of Škofja Loka
In the 12th century there were three fortifications on the hills above Škofja Loka: the Upper Tower on Krancelj; the Lower Fort (nider vest); and the “Loka Castle”, a [...]
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