Labore

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
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]

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]

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