Kranj

Kranj
Kranj skyline
Plečnik's arcades
Kranj Cathedral
Pungert
Mitničar house
Prešeren Theater
Flag of Kranj
Coat of arms of Kranj
Kranj is located in Slovenia
Kranj
Kranj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′N 14°22′E / 46.233°N 14.367°E / 46.233; 14.367
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Government
 • MayorMatjaž Rakovec
Area
 • Total26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
37,944
 • Municipality
57,171
Time zoneUTC+01
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Postal code
4000
Area code04
Vehicle registrationKR
Websitewww.kranj.si
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Kranj (pronounced [ˈkɾàːn] , German: Krainburg[3]) 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 is a mainly industrial city with significant electronics and rubber industries.

  1. ^ a b "Kranj, Kranj". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 52.

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