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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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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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Jan Plestenjak is From Škofja Loka

Jan Plestenjak spent his childhood in Škofja Loka in the village of Puštal. He started playing the guitar as a child. He attended the Lower Musical School in Škofja [...]

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