Škofja Loka

Large parts of northern and central Slovenia were inundated on 4 August as a huge weather system dumped up to 200 millimetres of rain in just 24 hours, leading to the worst flooding Slovenia has seen in decades.

Ljubljana – The Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs has secured a total 1,107 additional places in care homes all over the country, as EUR 65 million was allocated towards that goal. Almost a third of the newly available places will open in the region of Gorenjska in the north-west, the ministry said on Tuesday.

Kranj – Škofja Loka Passion Play staged by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and directed by Jernej Lorenci received the Šeligo Prize for the best production at the 51st Week of Slovenian Drama, while also receiving the audience’s choice award and the awards for actors, as the festival concluded in Kranj on Saturday evening.

Škofja Loka – Marking the 300th anniversary of the Škofja Loka Passion Play, Slovenia’s oldest completely preserved play, a plaque was unveiled in the northern medieval town of Škofja Loka on Monday.

The plaque, laid in the pavement of the town’s City Square, where the play is performed every few years, is based on the work’s spiritual, theatre, religious and educational roles.

Ljubljana – US tech giant Google will update its Street View service for Slovenia, starting on 8 April, said the Information Commissioner on Friday. Slovenia was first included in the application in 2014.

Škofja Loka – The Škofja Loka Passion Play, Slovenia’s oldest play, was staged in the town of Škofja Loka on Good Friday exactly 300 years ago. Passion processions had been held in town before and the play was in the making for years, but the preserved manuscript is dated 1721.

The four-year extension puts an end to lengthy negotiations between the Slovenian and the club for which he has played since July 2014.

The 26-year-old from Škofja Loka is to receive around 10 million euro a year under the new contract, which makes him one of the highest paid goalkeepers in the world.

On 22 November 2018, Knauf Insulation, Slovenia, had a double celebration — the 60th anniversary of its Škofja Loka plant and the official opening of a new, pioneering, sustainable building, the Knauf Insulation Experience Centre (KIEXC).

The Passion of Škofja Loka is considered one of the oldest continually staged procession plays in Europe, boasting a tradition of nearly 300 years.

The original text was written between 1715 and 1727 by Capuchin monk Lovrenc Marusic (1676-1748). It holds the record for the oldest completely preserved theatre play in the Slovenian language with some passages in Latin and German.