Meja () is a small settlement near
Mavčiče
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 ...
in the Municipality of
Kranj
Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...
in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name ''Meja'' means 'border'. The name refers to the location of the village along the road from
Jeprca to
Kranj
Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...
, which largely corresponded to the western border of the Dominion of Škofja Loka from 973 to 1803.
References
External links
Meja on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj
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