Britof

Britof (; ) is a settlement just northeast of the town of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Place details

Locality: Britof
Region: Urban Municipality of Kranj
Country: Slovenija
Population: 1,908

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Britof
Settlement.image_skyline: Britof Slovenia.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Slovenia
Located in: City Municipality of Kranj
Population: +2124
Elevation: +407
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Britof Slovenia.JPG

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Name
History
Mass grave
Church
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Britof (; ) is a settlement just northeast of the town of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

==Name== The settlement was attested in written sources in 1387 as Vreytof (and as Freithoff in 1447). The Slovene common noun britof was borrowed from Middle High German vrîthof, both 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'. The settlement was known as Freithof in German in the past.