Škale (pronounced [ˈʃkaːlɛ], German: Skalis[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies just north of the town of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[4]
Škale | |
|---|---|
  Škale Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′23.64″N 15°5′59.52″E / 46.3899000°N 15.0998667°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Velenje |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456.3 m (1,497.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 843 |
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The former parish church, dedicated to Saint George, was demolished on September 27, 1951 (when the bell tower was dynamited).[5][6] A new smaller filial church dedicated to Saint Joseph was built in 1976 in a new location. It belongs to Saint Martin's Parish in Velenje.
Notable people
edit- Josef Krainc (1821–1875), Austro-Hungarian lawyer, philosopher and politician of Slovene descent
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 272.
- ^ Gerhard Pferschy. Die Steiermark im Spätmittelalter. Historischer Verein f. Steiermark. p. 756.
- ^ Velenje municipal site
- ^ Damijan Kljajič (1989). "Škale v prvi polovici 20. stoletja". In Ravnikar, Tone (ed.). Zbirka Šaleški razgledi 3 (PDF). Velenje: Kulturni center Ivan Napotnik. p. 114. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Grajska kapela". Muzej Velenje. Muzej Velenje. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
External links
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