Kranj

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Kranj is a historic industrial city in northwestern Slovenia, known as a regional economic center and gateway to the Slovenian Alps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode +386 4
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 46.2389°N 14.3556°E
country Slovenia
distanceTo approximately 20 km northwest of Ljubljana
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 386 metres
firstMentioned as Carnium in Roman times
hasCityRightsSince medieval period
hasCompanyHeadquarters Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires NERFINISHED
Gorenje Surovina (regional operations) NERFINISHED
Iskra NERFINISHED
Sava Tires NERFINISHED
hasHistoricCore medieval old town on a rocky promontory
hasLandmark Kieselstein Castle NERFINISHED
Main Square (Glavni trg) NERFINISHED
Parish Church of St. Cantianus and Companions NERFINISHED
Prešeren House NERFINISHED
Tunnels under the old town
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1952
hasNotablePerson France Prešeren NERFINISHED
Jože Plečnik (works present)
hasTransportInfrastructure proximity to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
railway connection to Ljubljana
hasUniversityFaculty Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University of Maribor) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Carniola NERFINISHED
isGatewayTo Slovenian Alps NERFINISHED
isRegionalCenterOf Upper Carniola NERFINISHED
isRegionalEconomicCenter Upper Carniola NERFINISHED
knownFor electronics industry
industrial heritage
rubber industry
textile industry
locatedIn Alpine region of Slovenia
Upper Carniola NERFINISHED
northwestern Slovenia
locatedOnRiver Kokra NERFINISHED
Sava NERFINISHED
namedAfter Slovene ethnonym Kranj (Carniolan)
population approximately 37000
populationRankInSlovenia third largest city
postalCode 4000
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
twinTown Bingen am Rhein NERFINISHED
Herisau NERFINISHED
Jena NERFINISHED
Kroměříž NERFINISHED
Čačak NERFINISHED

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Skofja Loka nearCity Kranj
subject surface form: Škofja Loka
Kulmbach twinTown Kranj
Pesaro twinnedWith Kranj