Vremski Britof (, formerly simply ''Britof'',
it, Cave Auremiane) is a village on an elevation above the banks of the
Reka River
The Reka (literally, 'river' in Slovene), also the Inner Carniola Reka ( sl, Notranjska Reka), is a river that starts as Big Creek ( hr, Vela voda) in Croatia, on the southern side of Mount Snežnik, and flows through western Slovenia, where it ...
in the
Municipality of Divača in the
Littoral region of
Slovenia.
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'.
Church
The Vreme
parish church, built south of the settlement, is dedicated to the
Assumption of Mary and belongs to the
Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
Diocese.
References
External links
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Vremski Britof on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Divača
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