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Kranj (pronounced ⓘ, German: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is the seat of the City Municipality of Kranj . It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of the national capital Ljubljana in the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia).
Kranj (izgovorjava (pomoč · info)) je mesto na Gorenjskem v Republiki Sloveniji, sedež Mestne občine Kranj in upravne enote. Predstavlja gospodarsko, trgovsko, prometno, izobraževalno in kulturno središče Gorenjske . [3]
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SL. Kranj history. The ancient town of Kranj, in older texts called also Carnium, Creina, Chreina, Krainbourg, Krainburg, is a historic town that stands on a rock between the rivers Sava and Kokra. The area of the city centre was inhabited already in the Late Stone Age or the Neolithic, more than 6000 years ago.
History. The old town of Kranj - in older mentions also Carnium, Creina, Chreina, Krainbourg, Krainburg - is a historic town on the natural pier between the rivers Sava and Kokra. The area of the city center was inhabited in the Late Stone Age or Neolithic, more than 6,000 years ago.
The historic town is one of the most charming centres in Slovenia. It stands on a 30-meter-high rock between the Sava and Kokra rivers and is protected as a cultural monument. The confluence of the two rivers can be seen from the viewing platform hanging high above the conglomerate rock that symbolizes the former defence tower.
KRANJ: THE CENTRE OF THE REGION. The old town at the confluence of two rivers is the administrative and cultural centre of Gorenjska (Upper Carniola) - the land just below the Alps. Here, the legacy of the greatest Slovenian poet France Prešeren lives on, whose life and times you can experience at the Prešeren Fair.
