Knape
# Knape

Knape (pronounced, German: Knapou) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Name

The name Knape is derived from the Slovene noun knap 'miner', a borrowing from Old High German knappe 'boy, squire, servant'. Iron ore was formerly mined in the Jablenovica Valley east of the village.

