Bukovščica (; previously Klemen or Sveti Klemen,Pegam, Ana & Janez Pirnat. 2003. "Analiza sprememb kulturne krajine v katastrski občini Bukovščica." Gozdarski vestnik 61(4): 183–194, p. 184. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography Bukovščica includes the hamlets of Hrib, Dunaj, Laško, and Plana. The name Laško is unrelated to the adjective laški 'Italian; Romance-speaking' (cf. Laško). Instead, it is derived from the common noun laz 'grassy clearing'. Because the name Laško was misunderstood as meaning 'Italy', the nearby hamlet of Dunaj (literally 'Vienna') was given its name as a jocular counterpart.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Clement.Parish of Bukovščica Its rectangular nave indicates Romanesque origins, but the church was rebuilt several times. There is a fresco of Saint Christopher on the south wall of the sanctuary painted by Janez Gosar (1830–1887).Odlok o razglasitvi cerkve sv. Klemena v Bukovščici za kulturni spomenik lokalnega pomena. 2007. Uradni list RS 68/2007 (July 30). Some of the frescoes were painted by Jernej of Loka. The main altar dates to 1851, and the Stations of the Cross are by Leopold Layer.Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007
References
External links
Bukovščica on Geopedia