Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in

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, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of

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. The centre of the

City Municipality of Kranj The City Municipality of Kranj (; sl, Mestna občina Kranj) is one of twelve city municipalities of Slovenia. It lies in northwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. Its seat is the city of Kranj. The area traditionally belongs to the reg ...

and of the traditional region of

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

(northwestern Slovenia) is a mainly industrial city with significant

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and

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industries.

Geography

The nucleus of the city is a well-preserved

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old town, built at the confluence of the

Kokra The Kokra () is a river of Slovenia. Originating in the Karawanks, the river is long. It flows into the Sava in Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approxima ...

and

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally th ...

rivers. The city is served by the

Kranj railway station Kranj railway station ( sl, Železniška postaja Kranj) is the railway station in Kranj, the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia. The station is located on the railway line between Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia ...

on the route from

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(via

Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...

and

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) and a

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's national airport,

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(in Brnik) is also very close to Kranj, considerably more so than its nominal client, Ljubljana. In Kranj, the Kokra cuts deeply into the conglomerate, forming a canyon deep. Kosorep, on the northern outskirts of Kranj, is a picturesque site along the river. Parts of the canyon can be reached by a walking trail. Below Kranj, at

Drulovka Drulovka (; in older sources also ''Druljevek'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54. german: Drulouk) is a former settlement in the Mu ...

, the Sava forms a deep canyon with conglomerate on both sides. Due to the dam for the

Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant Mavčiče (; german: Mautschitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipa ...

, the river's flow there is very slow.

Climate

Kranj has a warm-summer

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(

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''Dfb'').

Etymology

Kranj was attested in written sources in the 5th century and c. 670 as ''Carnium'' (and as ''via Chreinariorum'' in 973, ''actum Kreine'' in 1050–65, ''in loco Chreina'' in 1065–77, and ''Chrainburch'' in 1291). The Slovene name is derived from Slavic ''*Korn’ь'', borrowed from Romance ''Carnium'' in late antiquity. Like the Latin regional name ''Carnia'', it is derived from the northern Italic (Celtic) tribe known as the ''Carnī'' (Greek: Κάρνοι). The name of the tribe is probably derived from the Celtic root ''*karno-'' 'peak, hill, pile of stones'. The German name of the town was ''Krainburg''. The name of the historical region of

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

is a Latin

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form of ''Carnia''.

History

Prehistory and antiquity

Archaeological finds show that Kranj was settled in prehistoric times. Discoveries include a bronze ax found in Drulovka,

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-era graves in the northern part of the town above the bank of the Kokra River, testifying to Illyrian settlement, and a burial site in the southern part of the town above the left bank of the Sava River, indicating a

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settlement. The Romans founded the settlement of Carnium at the confluence of the Sava and Kokra. In the 6th century, a major Germanic settlement stood at the same site, and an

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cemetery was discovered nearby. The Gothic settlement was continued by the

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and existed until c. AD 580, when it was destroyed by invading Slavs.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 159–162.

Middle Ages

Traces of the old Slavic settlement (a Slavic burial site) date from the 9th and 10th centuries. As the seat of the margraves of Carniola in the 11th century, it was the most important settlement in the territory. The town itself is believed to have developed in the early 13th century; citizens of the town of Kranj appear in a document from 1221, and Kranj was officially referred to as a town in 1256. It was the seat of a court whose jurisdiction extended between that of

Radovljica Radovljica (; german: Radmannsdorf) is a town in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Radovljica. Geography The town is located on the southern slope of the Karawanks mountain range, ...

and

Kamnik Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...

. In 1414 a decision was issued relieving the citizens of the town from paying tolls. In 1422 an ordinance required houses to be built of stone to prevent fires. A parish school was established in Kranj in 1423, and the same year the right was granted to Kranj to elect its own judge. Kranj was laid waste in 1471 in an Ottoman attack. Emperor Frederick III granted Kranj the right to collect tolls in documents from 1488 and 1493, and a 1493 document also granted the town the right to hold fairs twice a year. The town hospice records date back to the 15th century. Crafts developed in Kranj during the Middle Ages. Mills first developed along the Sava and Kokra rivers, and this was followed by butchers, fur merchants, hide and wood processors, and then weavers of canvas and woolen cloth. Habsburg efforts to maintain Vienna's monopoly on trade with Italy resulted in trade routes bypassing Kranj.

Renaissance

Kranj was affected by peasant revolts in the 16th century; the leaders of the 1515 peasant revolt were beheaded in Kranj, and in 1525, when a new revolt threatened Carniola,

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s commanded by

Johann Katzianer Johann Katzianer ( sl, Ivan Kacijanar), or Hans Katzianer, Freiherr zu Katzenstein und Fledingen (1491, Begunje (german: Vigaun) – 27 October 1539, Hrvatska Kostajnica) was a Carniolan aristocrat and an Imperial Army commander. History He ...

occupied the town and caused more damage than the Ottomans had inflicted half a century earlier. In 1668 half of the houses in Kranj were destroyed by a fire, and the entire town burned in 1749. Kranj was affected by plague outbreaks in 1552, 1557, 1625, 1627, and 1657. In the mid-16th century, most of the townspeople converted to Protestantism; the merchants of Kranj opened a Protestant school and Slovenian books by Protestant authors were imported from Germany. The

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

in Kranj was led by Gašpar Rokavec, who was succeeded by Jernej Knafel after his death. Knafel was forced to withdraw from Kranj to Brdo Castle during the

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. Economically, teamster services developed in Kranj in the 16th century, with connections to the rest of Upper Carniola and Carinthia. There were also several blacksmith workshops and two foundries along the Sava River.

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-making also developed at this time;

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was imported from around Europe and the sieves were exported to France, Belgium, Germany, and Greece. Several breweries and leather works operated in the town. Kranj went into an economic decline in the 17th century, when there was much emigration from the town, leaving many houses empty, and business did not revive again until the second half of the 18th century.

Modern era

Kranj was affected by plague outbreaks in 1836 and 1855. A Slovene reading room was established in 1863. Artisans' workshops became established in Kranj in the 19th century, with roots going back to a number of painters in the 17th and 18th centuries. Prominent among these was the workshop of Josip Egartner Jr. (1833–1905), who settled in Kranj in 1875. An upper secondary school was established in 1861, and a vocational school for textile workers opened in 1930. A water supply system was installed in Kranj in 1901, supplied by Čemšenik Spring on the Kokra River. There was limited industry in Kranj until the late 19th century. Until this time, trade in agricultural products, livestock, and wood was economically most important. The Majdič Mill, which operated from 1874 until the Second World War, was an early industry, producing up to of milled products per day. A leather factory was established in 1875. Large-scale industrialization occurred after the First World War, starting with the founding of a rubber factory in 1921. The Jugo-Češka textile works was established in 1923. Additional textile works were established after this, making Kranj one of the most important centers of textile manufacturing in pre-war Yugoslavia. A major strike by textile workers occurred in 1936, when they occupied the factories. Two shoe factories were established in 1925, and a bakery in 1937.

Second World War

During the Second World War, Kranj, along with the rest of northern Slovenia, was annexed by

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. The German authorities dismantled the Jugo-Češka textile works, replacing the machinery with equipment to produce aircraft. On 21 March 1944, German forces discovered several communist activists and functionaries at the Šorli Mill in

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in the northern part of the town, where military supplies for the Partisans were being stored. Three of the men at the mill were killed and the German forces then burned the mill.

Mass grave

Kranj is the site of a

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from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Planina Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Planina) is located in a small woods in a field near the city cemetery. It contains the remains of an undetermined number of people murdered after the war; the victims may be German prisoners of war,

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soldiers repatriated from Austria, or Slovene civilians from Kranj and the surrounding area.

Economy

Kranj is an industrial city. It experienced a wave of deindustrialisation with many of its factories going bankrupt following independence in 1991, leaving behind several brownfields. In recent years, its manufacturing sector has become more based around highly-competitive export-oriented industries. Major industrial companies operating in Kranj include Goodyear (under their subsidiary Goodyear Dunlop Sava), Iskratel and Hidria.

Landmarks

St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church

The St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church () is the largest church in Kranj and also the seat of the Kranj

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and

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s. It was built in the 14th century, and measures . Construction was commissioned by the

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of Kranj.

Kieselstein Castle

The castle was built in the mid-16th century by

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Johann Jakob Khisl. Later owners included the families of Moscon, Ravbar, Apfaltrer, Auersperg, and Pagliaruzzi. The building was renovated in 1952 by the architect

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in his late period. The castle garden is currently used as a concert setting.

Culture

The city is known for its sports facilities, including soccer, tennis and basketball, as well as the biggest aquatic centre in the country, which hosted the

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(along with

, hosting the women's competition). The annual ''Teden Mladih'' (Youth Week) festival and

Carniola Festival Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

are very popular.

Gallery

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Kamnik–Savinja Alps The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Ka ...

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Kieselstein Castle Kieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, ( sl, Grad Kieselstein / Khislstein) is a 13th-century castle in the city of Kranj, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The castle stands at what was once a defensible point, guarding the city p ...

File:Kranj - panorama 03.jpg, Panoramic view of Kranj and

from Mount St. Margaret () File:Kranj - stara Posta 01.jpg, Stara Pošta a small shopping center in Kranj File:Kranj - Pungert 01.jpg, Pungert - Old Defense tower with St. Roch's Church

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kranj is twinned with:

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kranj include: * Miroslav Ambrožič (1885–1944), physical education specialist * Janez Mihael Arh (1678–c. 1730), actor and singer * Franc Babič (1868–1913), merchant *

Friderik Irenej Baraga Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; sl, Irenej Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Roman Catholic missionary to the United States and a grammarian by and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American langu ...

(1797–1868), missionary * Ana Belac (born 1997), First slovenian to join the

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Žan Benedičič Žan Benedičič (born 3 October 1995) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Celje. Benedičič has also represented the Slovenia national under-21 football team. Club career Milan After progressing through the yout ...

(born 1995), football player * Jurij Blatnik (born 1693), composer *

Janez Bleiweis Janez Bleiweis (19 November 1808 – 29 November 1881) was a Slovene conservative politician, journalist, physician, veterinarian, and public figure. He was the leader of the so-called Old Slovene political movement. Already during his lifetime, ...

(1808–1881), politician * Franjo Bradaška (1829–1904), historian and geographer * Fran Čadež (1882–1942), physicist and meteorologist * Zvone Černe (1927–2007), industrialist *

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(1896–1964), art historian and critic *

Davorin Dolar Davorin Dolar (January 1, 1921 – November 12, 2005) was a Slovenian chemist at the University of Ljubljana. He was a physical chemist who studied polyelectrolyte solutions. He is regarded as a founder of modern physical chemistry teaching in Slov ...

(1921–2005), chemist *

Lojze Dolinar Lojze Dolinar (April 19, 1893 – September 9, 1970) was a Slovenian sculptor recognized for his impact on local and global 19th and 20th century art. When he moved to America he worked in architectural plastic art and thereafter in antique and mo ...

(1893–1970), sculptor * Leon Engelman (1841–1862), port and writer *

Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan (born 13 March 1985) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best finish is third in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014. Fabjan's best finish at the FIS No ...

(born 1985), cross country skier *

Gregor Fučka Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian retired professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000. Professional career Fučka played ...

(born 1971), Italian basketball player * Stojan Globočnik (1895–1985), designer and construction engineer * Alojzij Goetzl (1820–1905), sculptor and painter * Franc Serafin Goetzl (1783–1855), painter * Gašpar Luka Goetzl (1782–1852), painter * Josip Goetzl (1754–1806), painter * Karel Goetzl (1816–1892), sculptor and painter * Leopold Goetzl (1817–?), sculptor * Stanko Gogala (1901–1987), education specialist * Peter Graselli (1841–1933), politician * Primož Grašič (born 1968), guitarist * Anton Hayne (1786–1853), painter *

Boštjan Hladnik Boštjan Hladnik (30 January 1929 – 30 May 2006) was a Yugoslavian/ Slovene filmmaker. Hladnik was born in Kranj. He started with amateur short films after acquiring a projector and a 8mm camera in 1947. From 1949 he studied at the Academy f ...

(1929–2006), film director *

Simon Jenko Simon Jenko (October 27, 1835 – October 18, 1869) was a Slovene poet, lyricist and writer. Jenko was born in Podreča in the Sora Plain (''Sorško polje'') in Upper Carniola, then part of the Austrian Empire, now in Slovenia, as an illegit ...

(1835–1869), poet *

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(born 1986), footballer *

Ciril Metod Koch Ciril Metod Koch (31 March 1867 – 6 May 1925) was a Slovene architect. Together with Max Fabiani, he introduced the Vienna Secession style in the Slovene Lands. Koch was born in Kranj, then part of the Duchy of Carniola in the Austro-Hungarian ...

(1867–1925), architect *

Robert Kranjec Robert Kranjec (born 16 July 1981) is a Slovenian former ski jumper. Career Kranjec won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the team large hill event. He won his first World Cup event at Kuusamo, Finland in 2005. I ...

(born 1981), ski jumper * Anton Layer (1765–?), painter *

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(1752–1828), painter * Marko Layer (1727–1808), painter * Valentin Layer (1763–1810), painter *

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(1912–1980), composer *

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(1909–1986), theater director * Valentin Mandelc (1837–1872), writer and translator *

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(1838–1912), writer *

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(1879–1944), philosopher * Mihael Markič (1864–1939), grammarian *

Aleš Mejač Aleš Mejač (born 18 March 1983) is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a defender. Honours Koper * Slovenian Cup: 2006–07 Maribor *Slovenian PrvaLiga (6): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 * ...

(born 1983), footballer * Janez Michor (a. 1626–1686), sculptor * Marko Milič (born 1977), Slovenian basketball player *

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(1908–1999), gynecologist * Janez Jakob Olben (1643–1728), mathematician * Nikolaj Omersa (1878–1932), literary historian * Josip Paternoster (1847–1903), singer and theater actor *

Borut Petrič Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver med ...

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Darjan Petrič Darjan Petrič (born August 24, 1964 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer of Slovenia, Slovene ethnicity, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, start ...

(born 1964), freestyle swimmers *

Ciril Pirc Ciril is a masculine given name common to Slovenia People * Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet *Ciril Cvetko, Slovene composer *Ciril Grossklaus, Swiss judoka * Ciril Horjak, Slovene illustrator *Ciril Klinar, Slovenian ice hockey player *Ciril Kotnik, ...

(1865–1941), politician * Valentin Pleiweis (1814–1881), merchant * Lovrenc Pogačnik (1698–1768), Latin religious writer *

Marko Pogačnik Marko Pogačnik (born 11 August 1944) is a Slovenian artist and author. Background Pogačnik studied at the Academy of Arts in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, where he graduated in 1967. He was a co-founder of the neo-avantgarde artistic m ...

(born 1944), sculptor *

Jan Polanc Jan Polanc (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a two time Giro d'Italia stage winner. Major results ;2009 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::3rd Time trial : 10 ...

(born 1992), cyclist * Dragotin Poljanec (1892–1940), painter * Karel Pollak (1853–1937), merchant and industrialist * Ivan Pregelj (1883–1960), writer * Marij Pregelj (1913–1967), painter *

France Prešeren France Prešeren () (2 or 3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet whose poems have been translated into many languages.

(1800–1849), poet *

Nina Prešiček Nina Prešiček (born 3 December 1976) is a Slovenian pianist. Born in Kranj, in 2000 Prešiček completed her piano study at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. She furthered her studies in France (Thérèse Dussaut), Aust ...

(born 1976), classical pianist * Mirko Pretnar (1898–1962), poet and translator *

Peter Prevc Peter Prevc (; born 20 September 1992) is a Slovenian ski jumper. He won the 2016 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title and four Olympic medals, including gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the mixed team event. He also won the 2016 Four Hills ...

(born 1992), ski jumper *

Janez Puhar Johann Augustin Pucher ( sl, Janez Avguštin Puhar or ''Ivan Pucher''; August 26, 1814 – August 7, 1864) was a Slovene priest, scientist, photographer, artist, and poet who invented an unusual process for making photographs on glass. Although ...

(1814–1864), inventor of a glass photography process * Aleksandar Radosavljević (born 1979), footballer * Ivan Rakovec (1866–1925), industrialist *

Franc Remec The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' ( King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th cent ...

(1846–1917), playwright * Franjo Roš (1898–1976), poet and children's writer *

Ivan Rozman Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. T ...

(1873–1960), writer and journalist * Marjan Rus (1905–1974), concert and opera singer *

Evgen Sajovic Evgen Sajovic (25 November 1913 - 1986) was a Slovene painter, also known for his frescos and sgraffito as well as book illustrations. Sajovic was born in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and larg ...

(1880–1916), athletics specialist * Gvido Sajovic (1883–1920), natural scientist *

Ivan Savnik Ivan Savnik was a Slovene industrialist and merchant (1879–1950), one of the biggest manufacturers and retailers in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. With his products he supplied merchants across Austria-Hungary and later Yugoslavia ...

(1879–1950), industrialist and merchant *

Karel Šavnik Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * Gr ...

(1874–1928), physician *

Leo Šavnik Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

(1897–1968), physician * Pavel Šavnik (1882–1924), dermatologist * Florijan Sentimer (1786–1836), physician *

Andrej Šifrer Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman *An ...

(born 1952), musician *

Ljubo Sirc Ljubo Sirc CBE (19 April 1920 – 1 December 2016) was a British- Slovene economist and prominent dissident from Yugoslavia. Life and work Sirc was born in Kranj, then part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, in a wealthy and renow ...

(born 1920), economist * Fran Skaberne (1877–1951), lawyer * Minka Skaberne (1882–1965), education specialist *

Viktor Skaberne The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * Victor (1951 film), ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * Victor (1993 film), ...

(1878–1956), designer and construction engineer *

Hinko Smrekar Hinko Smrekar (13 July 1883 – 1 October 1942) was a Slovenian painter, draughtsman, caricaturist, graphic artist, and illustrator. Smrekar was a member of the Vesna Art Club, which was active in Vienna, and a partisan in the Liberation Fron ...

(1883–1942), painter * Blaž Snedic (c. 1631–1684), merchant and banker * Marjan Šorli (1915–1975), architect * Ivo Štempihar (1898–1955), journalist * Jurij Štempihar (1891–1978), lawyer *

France Štiglic France Štiglic ( 12 November 1919 – 4 May 1993) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film '' On Our Own Land'' was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. His film ''The Ninth Circle'' (1960) was Yugoslavia's s ...

(1919–1993), film director and journalist *

Andrej Štremfelj Andrej Štremfelj (born 17 December 1956) is a Slovenian mountain climber, and in 2019, became the 10th recipient of the Piolet d'Or ''Lifetime Achievement Award''. Life and work Štremfelj was born in Kranj and got involved in mountain ...

(born 1956), alpinist * Gustav Strniša (1887–1970), poet and children's writer * Suimon Strupi (1813–1880), veterinarian * Desanka Švara (Schwara) (born 1959), historian * Aliash Tepina, actor * Fidelis Terpinc (1799–1875), businessman *

Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec (born 13 April 1977 in Kranj) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for the Sava team. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia. Although he has ...

(born 1977), cyclist * Anzelm Wissiak (1837–1876), painter *

Edvard Wissiak Edvard is a form of Edward and may refer to: * Edvard Askeland (born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician * Edvard Befring (born 1936), Norwegian educationalist * Edvard Beneš (1884–1948), Czech politician * Edvard Christian Danielsen (1888–1964), ...

(1841–1874), painter * Franz Wissiak (a.k.a. Franc Vizjak, 1810–1880), painter *

Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja (born 29 September 1986) is a retired Slovenian tennis player. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, he reached the third round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player eve ...

(born 1986), tennis player *

Janko Žirovnik Janko is a name that derives from a diminutive form of the name ''Jan'' (Slavic languages), '' Janez'' (Slovenian), '' János'' (Hungarian), and ''Yakov''/''Jacob'' (Ashkenazi Jewish). It also derives from the vernacular form of Latin ''Johannes'' ...

(1855–1946), folk song collector and musician * Franc Zupanc (1853–1922), technical writer

References

External links

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Kranj on Geopedia

Kranj city homepage

Kranj tourist board
{{Authority control Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj Cities and towns in Upper Carniola