Vremski Britof

Vremski Britof (pronounced [ˈwɾeːmski ˈbɾiːtɔf], formerly simply Britof,[2] Italian: Cave Auremiane[3]) is a village on an elevation above the banks of the Reka River in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Vremski Britof
Vremski Britof
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′23″N 14°1′49″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total51
[1]

Name

The name Vremski Britof means 'Britof near Vreme', distinguishing the settlement from others named Britof. The name Britof is derived from the Slovene common noun britof 'cultivated fenced area'. This was borrowed from Middle High German vrîthof, also meaning 'cultivated fenced area'. The denotation of the common noun in both languages later developed from this original meaning to 'churchyard' and then to 'cemetery'.[4]

Church

The Vreme parish church, built south of the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5]

References
  1. "SURS". www.stat.si.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 138.
  3. Pelikon, Egon (2002). Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko. pp. 75, 114.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 82.
  5. "Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008" (PDF). rkc.si. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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