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Škofja Loka lies where the rivers Poljanska sora and Selška sora meet and become one. The name itself links to the rivers: Loka means medow area, while Škofja comes from the fact that bishops used to owne the town.

The history of Škofja Loka is dated back to the year 973 when eperor Oton II gave the old setelment Loka (todays Stara Loka) to the bishop Abraham along with Selška valley, most of Poljanska valley and Sorško polje. The setelment was registerd as a market in 1248, and as a town in 1274. In the early 14th century a wall was resurected around the town with 5 doors and a ditch. Beacuse the bishops couldn‘t always be in the town a governor was to be there instead of them, and he would live in the castle wich is now a museum. Today it is the oldest town in Slovenia after Ptuj.

Although Škofja Loka is a small town you can still have fun.The most comon one is enjoy an ice-cream, a coffee, ... atHoman house. A very nice cake shop. A recently added featureis riding a “green” bike- the bikes are powerd by electricity.Another thing you can do is visit the museum in the castle.

Škofja Loka’s most famous mountain is Lubnik. The mountai is a very popular destination and moct locals go there at least 15 times in a year. Although it is only 1025 metres above sea level it is a very nice walk. And on a sunny day you can even see Triglav- the highest mountain in Slovenia.

In Škofja Loka there are: 4 nurserys and kindergartens, 3primary schools, 3 secondery schools, there are differantcourses (language, computer, art... courses). All the schools in Škofja Loka are part of Šolski center Škofja Loka.

There are several industries in Škofja Loka: LTH, Jelovica,Knauf instalations, Odeja and the train industry (passangerand cargo).

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