The Municipality of Kranjska Gora (; sl, Občina Kranjska Gora) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

on the Sava Dolinka River in the

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 ...

region of northwest

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, close to the

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n and

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borders. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Kranjska Gora Kranjska Gora (; german: Kronau) is a town in northwestern Slovenia, on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region, close to the Austrian and Italian borders. It is the seat of the Municipality of Kranjska Gora. Name Kranjska Gora wa ...

Geography

The municipality is located in the Upper Sava Valley, a typical Alpine valley. Located at the far northwest of Slovenia where the borders of Slovenia, Austria, and Italy meet, the valley is embraced on the north and south by the peaks of the

Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks ( sl, Karavanke; german: Karawanken, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west dir ...

and the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large p ...

. In the east its border runs just below the town of

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 ...

, where the valley opens up towards the Radovljica Valley, extending in the west along the watershed between the

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 t ...

and

Slizza The Slizza (Italian) or Gailitz (German; fur, Slize, sl, Ziljica) is an Alpine torrent in Italy and Austria, a right tributary of the river Gail. Its drainage basin is . Course Its source is below the Sella Nevea mountain pass in the Julian Alp ...

rivers, just west of

Rateče Rateče (; it, Racchia, german: Ratschach) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora, in the far northwest corner of Slovenia. It is located in the upper part of the Upper Sava Valley, between the Sava Dolinka and Ziljica rivers, a tri ...

. In the north the Wurzenpass at Podkoren leads to

Arnoldstein Arnoldstein ( sl, Podklošter, it, Oristagno) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography Location Arnoldstein is located at Austria's southern border between the Carnic Alps and the Karawan ...

in Carinthia, in the south the

Vršič Pass The Vršič Pass (; sl, prelaz Vršič, it, passo della Moistrocca, german: Werschetzpass), with an elevation of , is a high mountain pass across the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest pass in Slovenia, as well as the high ...

connects it with Trenta in the Slovenian Littoral region. The Upper Sava Valley has an

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with its long, snow-abundant winters and shorter summers with moderate temperatures, easterly winds and sufficient rain to maintain the valley's greenery. The winter usually stays in the valley for between four and five months, and a blanket of snow usually covers the valley for just around four months. The lowest daytime temperature in January sometimes reaches , while on average it usually warms up during the day to just over freezing point. The average temperature in the hottest summer months is in the morning, rising up to around during the day. In winter, there are large differences between the sunny and shady slopes embracing the valley. The sunny slopes are accommodating to hikes and strolls, while the shady slopes retain a snow blanket.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Kranjska Gora, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Belca * Dovje * Gozd Martuljek *

Log Log most often refers to: * Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut ** Logging, cutting down trees for logs ** Firewood, logs used for fuel ** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs * Logarithm, in mathe ...

* Mojstrana * Podkoren *

* Srednji Vrh * Zgornja Radovna

Gallery

File:Pogled iz slemena..SS.jpg, Mount Jalovec File:Gozd Martuljek, kerk foto3 2011-07-19 10.54.jpg, Church in Gozd Martuljek File:Kranjska Gora Mojstrana Vrata Triglav-Nordwand 2011-08-26 777.jpg, Northern wall of Mt. Triglav (Vrata Valley) File:Kranjska Gora Mojstrana Vrata Aljažev dom 2011-08-26 722.jpg, Aljaž Lodge (Vrata Valley) File:Kranjska Gora Mojstrana Vrata Šlajmerjev dom 2011-08-26 444.jpg, Šlajmer Lodge (Vrata Valley) File:Julian Alps with Prisojnik and Razor.jpg, Julian Alps from Kranjska Gora, with Razor (left) and Prisojnik (right)

References

External links

*
Municipality of Kranjska Gora on Geopedia
* {{Authority control

1994 establishments in Slovenia States and territories established in 1994

Geography

Settlements

Gallery

See also

References

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