Papirnica

Papirnica
Papirnica
	Papirnica Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°10′56.84″N 14°18′29.84″E / 46.1824556°N 14.3082889°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation	381.8 m (1,252.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	61

Papirnica (pronounced [paˈpiːɾnitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Papirnica literally means 'paper factory'. In the 18th century paper was manufactured at the Pirman farm in the village.^[2]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 368.

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