north-west of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) is a mainly
industrial city with significant electronics and rubber industries. The historical region of Carniola (Kranjska) is named after the town, which was its provincial capital
in the early Middle Ages. The
nucleus of the city is a well-preserved medieval old town, built at the confluence of
the Kokra and the Sava rivers.