Labore

Labore
Labore is located in Slovenia
Labore
Labore
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′47″N 14°21′17″E / 46.22972°N 14.35472°E / 46.22972; 14.35472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)

Labore (pronounced [ˈlaːbɔɾɛ]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Labore in Kranj.[1]

Geography

Labore stands above the right bank of the Sava River, between Stražišče to the northwest and Orehek to the south.[1]

Name

Labore was mentioned in written sources as Lauer in 1347, Lafer in 1442, and Laffer in 1485.[2] The name is a plural form of the common noun labora 'conglomerate stone', referring to the local geography.[3]

History

Labore had a population of 19 living in six houses in 1900.[4] Labore was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[5][6][7]

Cultural heritage

The Labore Inn

The Labore Inn at Ljubljana Street (Ljubljanska cesta) no. 16 in Labore is registered as cultural heritage. It is a two-story Baroque structure built in the classical style with a rectangular layout and a half-hip roof. The facade is divided by lesenes and has a fresco depicting the Annunciation and Saint Florian. The building dates from the 18th century with modifications made in 1865.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 160.
  2. ^ "Labore". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 222.
  4. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 57.
  5. ^ "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij, o združitvi naselij in o preimenovanju naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 14 (40): 669–670. October 31, 1957. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 53, 56.
  7. ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij od 1948 do 1964: preimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglasitve in ukinitve. 1965. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko, pp. 51–52.
  8. ^ "Kranj - Domačija Ljubljanska 16". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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