Loke v Tuhinju

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Loke v Tuhinju
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Loke v Tuhinju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′27.97″N14°41′31.18″E / 46.2244361°N 14.6919944°E / 46.2244361; 14.6919944 Coordinates: 46°13′27.97″N14°41′31.18″E / 46.2244361°N 14.6919944°E / 46.2244361; 14.6919944
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Kamnik
Area
 • Total 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 180
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Loke v Tuhinju (pronounced  [ˈloːkɛ ʍ tuˈxiːnju] ; German : Laake [2] ) is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Tuhinj Valley

The Tuhinj Valley is a valley in Slovenia linking the Celje Basin with the Ljubljana Basin in an east-west direction along the courses of the Nevljica and Motnišnica rivers.

Municipality of Kamnik Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Kamnik is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kamnik. Today it is part of the Central Slovenia statistical region. It is the 15th-largest municipality by area in Slovenia.

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Church

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Saint Thomas's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas. It was built in the Baroque style between 1726 and 1732. Its main altar also dates to the first half of the 18th century. [3]

Thomas the Apostle Early Christian, one of the twelve apostles and a saint

Thomas the Apostle (Biblical Hebrew: תומאס הקדוש‎; Greek: Θωμάς; Coptic: ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ; Classical Syriac: ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ‎ Ṯaumā s̲h̲liḥā ; also called Didymus which means Twin was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament.

Baroque architecture building style of the Baroque era

Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church. It was characterized by new explorations of form, light and shadow, and dramatic intensity. Common features of Baroque architecture included gigantism of proportions; a large open central space where everyone could see the altar; twisting columns, theatrical effects, including light coming from a cupola above; dramatic interior effects created with bronze and gilding; clusters of sculpted angels and other figures high overhead; and an extensive use of trompe-l'oeil, also called "quadratura," with painted architectural details and figures on the walls and ceiling, to increase the dramatic and theatrical effect.

Altar structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes

An altar is a structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches and other places of worship. They are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism used such a structure until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Roman, Greek and Norse religion.

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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. 26.
  3. ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board site


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